Very Early Onset Mania with Hypersexuality in a 4.5-Year-Old Child: A Case Report

JOURNAL TITLE: Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry

Author
1. Sujit Sarkhel
2. Subir Bhattacharjee
ISSN
2319-5363
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10067-0022
Volume
12
Issue
2
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Psychiatry, Purulia Government Medical College, Purulia, West Bengal, India
    1. Department of Psychiatry, IOP-Center of Excellence, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Article keywords
    Childhood hypersexuality, Childhood mania, Very early onset mania

    Abstract

    Bipolar mood disorder (BPD) may manifest as the first episode of mania as early as below 6 years old. There are controversies regarding its diagnoses as because of sharing of symptoms with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder. Hypersexuality was found to be a prominent feature in early-onset bipolar disorder (EOBD). Here is a case report of first episode mania in a child of 4.5 years old with a prominent feature of hypersexuality who responded well with valproate and risperidone.

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