Children and Bipolar Disorder

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Question: I am personally concerned with the number of pre-teen to early teen children being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, with medication regimes started at a very young age. Is there a reliable way to diagnose children? Dr. Haupt: Controversy still surrounds the diagnosis of bipolar disorder i...

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LadyC

7/15/06 11:48am

In reading your article about children and disorders, I was saddened that children have to face these things. What happened to the days when children played and worried about getting home before dark? How do these children get to adulthood? What are the long term effects of these drugs? We may be helping the brain with coping mechanisms but what about the liver and its health? Just wondering. Any info on this? Thanks.

ANDREA

10/ 5/06 9:26am

I GO THROUGH THIS EVERYDAY WITH MY DAUGHTER THAT IS 7 AND DX AT 5.5 YEARS OLD, I WONDER THESE SAME ??'S AND PRAY TO THE LORD EVERYDAY TO SAVE HER FROM THE DISEASE AND THE MEDS.

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