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Category Archives: Diagnosis

ACCUMULATING EVIDENCE

Saturday, June 23, 2007

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 [...]

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OVERLOOKED, NOT OVERDIAGNOSED

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

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 [...]

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