Hodge SM Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Psychology, Neurology, brain imaging, PTSD, Biostatistics
Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Yael Dvir, Hodge SM, Michael Hill and Frazier JA
Background: There is limited data on the effects of Childhood Maltreatment (CM) on pediatric mood disorders in general and pediatric Bipolar Disorder (BD) in particular. We aimed to compare clinical and family characteristics of youth with CM and Mood Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (MD) to youth with CM and BD and to follow the youth with MD longitudinally to determine their course of illness.
Methods: Twenty-two youths (ages 8-18 years) with mood symptoms (11 with BD and 11 with MD) and histories of CM prior to the age of 5 years were assessed using a structured clinical interview. A follow-up assessment was conducted with 8 of the 11 parents of youth with MD.
Results: 11 subjects (5 females, mean age 13 ± 2.4 sd) met DSMIV-TR criteria for BD and 11 subjects (4... view moreĀ»