April 13, 2006

More On Kiddos Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder

In this case a 4-year-old was diagnosed. Except in extreme cases, I am not buying that--and I sure as hell am not buying kindergartners on Zyprexa and Seroquel. And the mom in the article says this gives her her kid back? What kind of kid would that be? The article also reports that dx'ing of bipolar in kids is up 25 percent in 2 years and now affects an estimated 1 to 2 percent of American kids (12 and under, generally). That'd work out to be 1 million or more kids. I don't think America and its children have changed so radically in the last 10 years that all these kids are now suddenly bipolar. Researchers have changed diagnostic criteria. Hey, it's job security and it's what parents want, so who can blame them?

Posted by Philip Dawdy at April 13, 2006 12:08 AM
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Agreed! I teach 4th grade and I have THREE students who were apparently diagnosed with bipolar disorder...unbelieveable!

Posted by: Lanie at April 15, 2006 03:48 PM

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