Information and opinions on health from drdunckley.com at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/29319/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/29319/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/29319/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/29319/126096/misdiagnosed Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:11:53 -0500 drdunckley.com In the past 10 years, I've seen countless of overstimulated or dysregulated children who were misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder; some were given heavy duty antipsychotics, experienced weight gain, and saw no improvement.  My experience has been that when children have frequent meltdowns or tantrums, are oppositional, and/or aggressive, a bipolar label is slapped on them because no one can figure out why they're so sensitive.    I... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/29319/126096/misdiagnosed