Study compares comorbid ASD and BD in youth with BD alone

Researchers looked at differences between youth with high‐functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and bipolar disorder (BD), and youth with BD alone, to characterize mood and psychosocial functioning over time. They found that trajectories are similar over time, but that youth with both disorders have additional symptoms that peak in early teenage years.

Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - November 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders Source Type: research