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Originally Posted by bizi
a new disease with the ability to medicate even more children....
urgh!
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Dear Bizi,
I think that the pdocs are steering away from childhood bipolar -- most children grow out of it.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoo...9795049&page=3
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There is currently a recognized syndrome known as oppositional defiant disorder, but some children also display severe aggression and negative moods that go beyond mere stubbornness, according to Shaffer.
Such children are often tagged as having juvenile bipolar disorder, but research has shown that the label is often inappropriate, since they usually do not qualify for a bipolar disorder diagnosis when they reach adulthood, though they remain dysfunctional.
More often, these children are diagnosed as depressed when they become adults.
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While we wait for better technology and better imaging techniques, I guess the committee members are trying to narrow down a better dx.
(Big pharma always wins no matter what happens.)
Mari