Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Visit goarticles. com
Read my new articles on bipolar disorder at Go Aticles. Read the latest So, are you Bipolar? and Famous People with Bipolar publisher last week.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Are too many children being diagnosed as bipolar who are not?
Below is an interesting excerpt on 
children being overly-diagnosed with bipolar, I got from the April 19th edition of "The Austrailian".
CHILDREN as young as four are being diagnosed as bipolar in what some medical experts warn is an "epidemic" of over-diagnosis rippling from the US.
Psychiatrist Louise Newman said the US trend for diagnosing "quite young children" was highly controversial but was starting to be repeated in Australia. "I had a child referred to me, who had been diagnosed by someone else with bipolar disorder, who was four," Professor Newman said.
"This child had many other reasons for being emotionally disturbed. No one is questioning the validity of the condition - the question is whether we are calling conditions bipolar disorder that in the past we would have called something else."
Professor Newman said diagnoses in psychiatry tended to "go in and out of favour", and fashion was part of the reason why diagnoses of bipolar disorder had increased.
children being overly-diagnosed with bipolar, I got from the April 19th edition of "The Austrailian".CHILDREN as young as four are being diagnosed as bipolar in what some medical experts warn is an "epidemic" of over-diagnosis rippling from the US.
Psychiatrist Louise Newman said the US trend for diagnosing "quite young children" was highly controversial but was starting to be repeated in Australia. "I had a child referred to me, who had been diagnosed by someone else with bipolar disorder, who was four," Professor Newman said.
"This child had many other reasons for being emotionally disturbed. No one is questioning the validity of the condition - the question is whether we are calling conditions bipolar disorder that in the past we would have called something else."
Professor Newman said diagnoses in psychiatry tended to "go in and out of favour", and fashion was part of the reason why diagnoses of bipolar disorder had increased.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Try out thebipolarrollercoaster website
This week I have been busy finishing articles and developing a website for bipolar
disorder. I really enjoy designing websites. So please check it out and shop at The
Bipolar Rollercoaster Emporium. Just click on and enjoy The Bipolar Rollercoaster>.
Enjoy your day.
disorder. I really enjoy designing websites. So please check it out and shop at The
Bipolar Rollercoaster Emporium. Just click on and enjoy The Bipolar Rollercoaster>.
Enjoy your day.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Akeejaho and his Bipolar perspective on Life
I never fail to enjoy the hub pages of Akeejaho. He often has a unique, interesting,
humorous take on the human condition. Follow this link to his latest hubpage -
The World Is Bipolar
humorous take on the human condition. Follow this link to his latest hubpage -
The World Is Bipolar
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
See a professional.
If you teen or child is taking medication for ADHD, and his hyperactivity is getting worse. Take
your child to a very good psychologist or psychiatrist to see if he/she may have
bipolar disorder. The medication taken for 
ADHD could be affecting your child. For if your child is bipolar, the medication makes the manic stage worse. Often there is misdiagnosis or your child could be both bipolar and ADHD.
your child to a very good psychologist or psychiatrist to see if he/she may have
bipolar disorder. The medication taken for ADHD could be affecting your child. For if your child is bipolar, the medication makes the manic stage worse. Often there is misdiagnosis or your child could be both bipolar and ADHD.
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