Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of the Bipolar Disorders Group (n=10)
| Primary diagnosis | BPD type I: 8 |
| BPD NOS: 2 | |
| Co-morbid diagnoses | Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: 5 |
| Oppositional defiant disorder: 1 | |
| Anxiety disorder, NOS: 2 | |
| Age of onset of bipolar disorder | 9.6 years±3.1 years |
| Age when first medicated | 9.0 years±3.9 years |
| Mood state at time of scan | Manic: 1 |
| Mixed: 1 | |
| Depressed: 1 | |
| Euthymic: 7 | |
| Medications at time of scan | Lamictal: 7 |
| Lithium: 6 | |
| Trileptal: 2 | |
| Atypical antipsychotics: 6 | |
| SSRI: 2 | |
| Trazodone: 3 | |
| Stimulant: 4 | |
| Strattera: 1 | |
| Life history of aggression total score | 24.8±4.5 |
BPD=bipolar disorder; NOS=not otherwise specified; SSRI=selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors.