Comments: The Bipolar Child: Biederman And Wozniak Are Heroes
It is appalling that Biederman's distinguished lifelong work caring for children has been dragged into this fray.
Well, when you publish 30 some odd papers a year, and run the Harvard OCD/Bipolar Clinic, and arrogantly appoint one's self as the leading expert; then yes, your distinguished career will be scrutized, questioned, & why shouldn't a public figure expect that? Especially if one stands by their work, any public commentary shouldn't cause such a knee-jerk reaction.
I also find it appalling that the medication was given to a 4 year old at all. Come on, even inpatient that little girl could have died under a doctor's care, hell remember what she was taking?
1999- 2007: OCD: ADHD: Childhood Bipolar Disorder: The Evolution of a Diagnosis ; part 3.
Posted by Stephany at June 28, 2007 12:42 AM
This seems to be the way these folks fight facts, with rhetoric. The excerpts here provide no refutations to factual problems with the idea that a child can be bipolar from the second she opens her eyes? I mean come on, did she open them too late and slow, and thus was born depressed, or to quickly, and thus a manic little fruitcake? The window on normalcy narrows and the biomed folks don't care about facts as they proclaim themselves heros.
Posted by Sally at June 28, 2007 06:33 AM
Yeah the minute the baby opens their eyes all the doctors want them to cry and scream to let them know they are alive, and taking a breath--so now I guess that will be considered a behavior manifestation and childhood diagnostic criteria of irritability and anxiety, leading that psychiatrist--oops I mean OB/GYN-- to label the baby as Bipolar, and start Lithium right away. This is just mind-boggling.
Posted by Stephany at June 28, 2007 01:21 PM
Why only start at birth, Biederman? Maybe you should be taking a closer look at those ultrasounds? It's never too early to label a psycho.
Posted by Francesca Allan at June 29, 2007 02:31 PM
Blech. Pompous BS.
Posted by Marissa Miller at July 3, 2007 02:18 PM