Comments on: Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed in Children?

By: Doctors Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder Too Early in Childhood? | Bipolar Beat | Dr. Candida Fink MD | Bipolar Beat

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:50:18 +0000

[...] rather than exploring safer, non-medication alternatives first. As I state in my post “Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed in Children?” this trend needs not only to be stopped but reversed. In some cases, psychiatric medications [...]

By: Big Pharma: Generous Freebies or Underhanded Bribes? | Bipolar Beat | Dr. Candida Fink MD | Bipolar Beat

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:04:38 +0000

[...] – and treating younger and younger children with more powerful medications. (See my post “Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed in Children?“) In the last year or two, the press has uncovered his financial connections to companies [...]

By: Childhood Bipolar Overdiagnosed? | Bipolar Beat | Doctor Candida Fink | Bipolar Beat

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:45:51 +0000

[...] about diagnosing such young children with bipolar disorder. I encourage you to read my post “Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed in Children?” It is certainly true that a small number of very young children fit a narrow definition of [...]

By: Bipolar Blog | Bipolar Disorder | Bipolar Overdiagnosis in Children | Dr. Biederman

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:21:14 +0000

[...] “Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed in Children?” I expressed my concerns about the 40-fold increase in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in [...]

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:32:06 +0000

Dr. Fink, I am trying to help my son. He is in the process of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I took him to see a psychologist she suggested we see a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist sent him for a variety of tests blood work, thyroid, ekg, & neuropsycological testing. We are supposed to return to the psychiatrist in a few weeks. The diagnosis for now “mood disorder NOS” In all of the research I have done I can honestly say I don’t see him fitting the bipolar diagnoses. ADHD maybe, odd maybe, anxiety yes. He lacks several of the symptoms of bipolar. He struggles in school, difficulty staying on task, failure to complete assignments. I can go on & on, but basically I am quite certain when we return to the psychiatrist in a few weeks I will be given prescriptions to treat bipolar for my son. I find your article completely refreshing & I can now confidently make a decision as to what is best for my child. I failed to mention his age, he recently turned 15. Thank you for writing this article I believe there has been an alarming rise in bipolar diagnoses in recent years. I will exhaust all options before resorting to the risk of medicating my son for bipolar. We will continue with therapy & I would consider medicine for the previously stated disorders that I mentioned that he seems to meet the criteria for possibly having.
Thank You,

Elizabeth