Young mania rating scale line item analysis in pediatric subjects with bipolar I disorder treated with aripiprazole in a short-term, double-blind, randomized study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aripiprazole treatment on individual Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) line items in pediatric subjects with manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder to better understand the discrete symptom improvements.

Methods: This was a post hoc analysis of the YMRS line item data from a 4-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Two hundred ninety-six eligible subjects were randomized to aripiprazole 10 mg/day (n = 98), aripiprazole 30 mg/day (n = 99), or placebo (n = 99).