You said that your child has problems with his/her mood. These changes in how your child feels have caused
some problems for him/her at home or preschool/school. It may be causing problems in how s/he gets along
with you, other adults, or other children. Some children who have the problems that you reported have Bipolar
Disorder. This diagnosis is not very common in children.
You said you child has one of the following kinds of problems:
Switching very quickly between high and low moods
Lots of high moods without any low moods in between
Hearing voices or seeing things that aren't there when in a high mood
You said your child has some of the following problems when s/he is in a high mood:
Big changes in how s/he feels: overly happy or silly; very irritable or angry
Feeling too good about him/herself
Too much energy; can go with little or no sleep for days without feeling tired
Increase in talking. S/he talks too much, too fast, changes topics too quickly, and cannot be interrupted.
Can't stay on task - shifts constantly from one thing to the next
Takes big risks - does things without thinking
If you child has been in a low mood, s/he may have had some of the following problems:
Sadness, Irritability
Crying
Doesn't want to do things s/he used to enjoy
Eats too much or too little
Has problems falling asleep or waking up too early
