Comments on: Expanding the Bipolar Spectrum – A Potentially Dangerous Game http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/children/expanding-the-bipolar-spectrum-a-potentially-dangerous-game.html Information and support Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:27:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Dr. Fink http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/children/expanding-the-bipolar-spectrum-a-potentially-dangerous-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-1437 Dr. Fink Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:04:19 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/children/expanding-the-bipolar-spectrum-a-potentially-dangerous-game.html#comment-1437 Dr. O - I feel like I struggle with this everyday in my practice - it is very difficult but I do support the more narrow, conservative approach. Dr. O –
I feel like I struggle with this everyday in my practice – it is very difficult but I do support the more narrow, conservative approach.

]]> By: Dr O http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/children/expanding-the-bipolar-spectrum-a-potentially-dangerous-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-1433 Dr O Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:37:54 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/children/expanding-the-bipolar-spectrum-a-potentially-dangerous-game.html#comment-1433 amen. I agrre 100%. Im a child psychiatrist troubled by the overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder. Even the experts disagree--you have the BP spectrum folks and the narrow phenotype folks. I guess I'm more conservative and dont want to slap that label and heavy duty meds on a kid, especially when trauma is part of the picture. But I end up fighting what feel like battles with irate parents and families who are as confused as all of us are, but believed in the diagnosis and here I am pulling back, saying mood disorder NOS (SMD). amen. I agrre 100%. Im a child psychiatrist troubled by the overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder. Even the experts disagree–you have the BP spectrum folks and the narrow phenotype folks. I guess I’m more conservative and dont want to slap that label and heavy duty meds on a kid, especially when trauma is part of the picture. But I end up fighting what feel like battles with irate parents and families who are as confused as all of us are, but believed in the diagnosis and here I am pulling back, saying mood disorder NOS (SMD).

]]> By: http://bipolar-symptoms.info/ http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/children/expanding-the-bipolar-spectrum-a-potentially-dangerous-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-1382 http://bipolar-symptoms.info/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:27:07 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/children/expanding-the-bipolar-spectrum-a-potentially-dangerous-game.html#comment-1382 As a mother I would like to thank you for putting the finger on the pathological side as the causative rather than for the mental one. Lisa As a mother I would like to thank you for putting the finger on the pathological side as the causative rather than for the mental one.

Lisa

]]> By: Ernst http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/children/expanding-the-bipolar-spectrum-a-potentially-dangerous-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-1381 Ernst Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:21:53 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/children/expanding-the-bipolar-spectrum-a-potentially-dangerous-game.html#comment-1381 Thanks! For me this is the call for improved recognition, handling, and avoidance of even the milder and sub clinical cases of bipolar disorder in teens. well done! Thanks!
For me this is the call for improved recognition, handling, and avoidance of even the milder and sub clinical cases of bipolar disorder in teens. well done!

]]> By: Ernst http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/children/expanding-the-bipolar-spectrum-a-potentially-dangerous-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-1380 Ernst Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:20:31 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/children/expanding-the-bipolar-spectrum-a-potentially-dangerous-game.html#comment-1380 Great article! For me this is a call for improved recognition, handling, and avoidance of even the milder and sub clinical cases of bipolar disorder in teens. Thanks Great article!
For me this is a call for improved recognition, handling, and avoidance of even the milder and sub clinical cases of bipolar disorder in teens.
Thanks

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