“CUM GRANO SALIS”
The division between clinical and research psychiatry, especially in children, has been recently emphasized in the controversy about using antidepressants in children and the efficacy of antidepressant treatment in bipolar disorder. In an editorial in the current American Journal of Psychiatry distinguished child psychiatrist, Cynthia Pfeffer—“The FDA Pediatric Advisories and Changes in Diagnosis [...]
Diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children continues to be controversial. In an article in The New Yorker (April 4, 2007) Jerome Groopman MD, a respected medical writer, raises questions about the over diagnosis of the disorder. He notes that according to one study the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children under 18 increased fourfold [...]
The death of 4-year old Rebecca Riley has raised concern that Bipolar Disorder is being over diagnosed in children and treated routinely with dangerous medications. Of greater concern than the use of medication with children is the lack of appropriate psycho therapeutic care for both these children and their families. Rebecca may well have [...]