Posted by Simon Sobo, M.D. on September 15, 2010, at 17:09:09
In reply to Re: hrguru - Re: Anti-psychotics not mood stabilizers? » Simon Sobo, M.D., posted by SLS on September 15, 2010, at 16:53:57
I don't have the slightest idea what the true rate is. I base my opinion on a phenomenon that became obvious to me in my practice in New Milford CT. I was absolutely astonished by the number or people coming to me with a bipolar diagnosis from the hospital and other clinicians who were clearly not bipolar. I then started to write to other colleagues about their experience and they were seeing the same thing. I still think you should read some of my clinical material describing what was (and is) being called bipolar disorder. The writer from New York magazine that called me after reading my article and published her cover story "Are You Bipolar?" based on her experience and her friends' experience of being labelled bipolar is a further example. Many others called me including a noveliest who teaches writing at a good university whose son was labelled bipolar etc, etc etc.
As for the childhood diagnosis of bipolar I suggest you read some of the stories done by Benedict Carey in the New York Times or especially watch this story on Frontline on this subject http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/medicatedchild/view/
If you are truly interested in this subject those are good place to begin. You will shocked by what is going on in my esteemed profession
> I'm not sure that either one of us knows where the other is coming from.
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> In any event, I would be curious to know what you think are the true rates of bipolar disorder for adults and pediatric, and how these compare to the current "overdiagnosis" rates you allude to.
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> - Scott
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