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Introduction

Diagnosing a bipolar disorder has proven difficult especially in younger children. This research topic will address on the reason behind the difficulty of this diagnosis in young children who are below their teenage period or rather the adolescent stage. The topic will widely covers four general topic which will prove why this disorder has become extreme difficult to treat in young children.

Anxiety Disorders

One of the common reasons why it is difficult to diagnose this disease is its first appearance as an anxiety disorder hence confusing the doctor in its diagnosis and treatment mechanisms. Most of the doctors mistake the bipolar disorder as an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorder is accompanied by prolonged fear and worries which may relevantly influence the function-ability of the victim. This unlike the fleeting moments of stress which appear prior to contracting the anxiety disorder.

The reason why bipolar disorder is often mistaken for anxiety disorder comes in its anxiety, agitation as well as irritability which are common first symptoms of both the bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder. In fact, an individual may be affected by both the bipolar disorder and the anxiety disorder rat the same time. There is therefore an essential need for the physician to deeply examine the medical history of the patient which will help them know if the victim is actually suffering from bipolar disorder or the anxiety disorder.

Depression

Normally, the bipolar disorder is marked by extreme shifts in moods which may vary from time to time between deep depression and mania which is abnormal elevation of moods. 40% of the bipolar disorder victims are initially diagnosed of unipolar depression before being actually found with the bipolar disorder. This has been a conflicting issue and confusing one for the physician when it comes to determining whether the patient is suffering from unipolar depression or bipolar disorder. It is strongly advised for the physicians to note that unipolar depression does not involve mood swings or mania which is an early symptom for bipolar disorder in children.

Border Line Personality Disorder

In children, borderline personality disorder in children is marked with lack of emotional regulation that affect the mental stability of many children in their teenage period. Just like children in bipolar disorder, children with border line personality disorder often lacks predictable mood swing something that makes them uneasy to handle. They normally have self-image problem which leads to having difficulties and complications while relating with other children similar to border line personality disorder.

Schizophrenia

In children, schizophrenia condition similar appears as the bipolar disorder condition. Under this case, children will have hallucination, delusion as well as other psychotic reactions. 80% of bipolar disorder children will also be affected by paranoia that is majorly accompanied by disorganized speeches as well as thought.

These children will often feel demotivated which makes most of them to lack perseverance hence socially withdrawing from the society. They also have blunted emotion which may make the physician suspect the child of suffering from depression as the situation mimics depression.