Psychotic and affective symptoms of early-onset bipolar disorder: an observational study of patients in first manic episode
Objective: Presence of psychotic symptoms seems to be a commonplace in early-onset bipolar disorder (BD).However, few studies have examined their occurrence in adolescent-onset BD.We sought to investigate the frequency of affective and psychotic symptoms observed during the first manic episode in adolescents.Methods: Forty-nine adolescents with bip