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Medicines For Bipolar Children | LIVESTRONG.COM

livestrong.com — “Medicines For Bipolar Children. Medicines for bipolar disorder in adults may not work effectively in bipolar children, and researchers are carefully studying the effects of prescription bipolar medicines in child...View full resource at livestrong.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 29, 2010 at 11:52 pm By:

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Childhood Bipolar Overdiagnosed? | Bipolar Beat | Doctor Candida Fink | Bipolar Beat

blogs.psychcentral.com — “Danielle Asks... My 4 year old son was diagnosed with bipolar disorder about six months agohe is currently on Seroquel, and the doctor added lithium today.View full resource at blogs.psychcentral.com

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Bipolar Beat: Bipolar Disorder Q&A: Should My Four-Year-Old Child Take Medication for Bipolar Disor.. http://bit.ly/X43r5

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Drugs Used to Treat Bipolar Kids Cause Rapid Weight Gain - New Solutions to Bipolar Disorder - Health.com

health.com — “Schizophrenia drugs, increasingly prescribed to children with bipolar disorder and other conditions, can cause youngsters to experience rapid weight gain, according to a new study.View full resource at health.com

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New study: Kids' psych medications cause rapid weight gain http://bit.ly/3LHj6T #bipolar

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Bipolar diagnosis jumps in young children: study | Reuters

feeds.reuters.com — “BOSTON (Reuters) - The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, according to research releasedView full resource at feeds.reuters.com

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Antipsychotic Drugs Can Harm Kids with Bipolar Disorder

articles.mercola.com — “Antipsychotic drugs like anticonvulsants, which are aggressively marketed by Big Pharma, are dangerous and should not be given to kids with bipolar disorder.View full resource at articles.mercola.com

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Discover 12 all-natural steps to help banish #mind and #mood disorders, in both #kids and adults. http://ow.ly/5Q7AI

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Bipolar Child: Information about Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

bipolarchild.com — “Resources for Children with Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and their families. DVD '24' chronicles a day in the life of a family dealing with early-onset bipolar disorder. The Bipolar Child is the acclaimed bible for families and professionals that comprehensively details the diagnosis, medications and treatments and advises parents on how to advocate for their children in school.View full resource at bipolarchild.com

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This Sunday Dr Dimitri Papalos author of The Bipolar Child w Alissa Bronsteen #Bipolar Meet Dr Papalos http://www.bipolarchild.com/ #tck

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Use Of Antipsychotic Medications By Children And Adolescents Associated With Significant Weight Gain

medicalnewstoday.com — “Many pediatric and adolescent patients who received second-generation antipsychotic medications experienced significant weight gain, along with varied adverse effects on cholesterol and triglycerView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Which Came First – Substance Abuse or Bipolar Disorder? | Bipolar Beat

blogs.psychcentral.com — “I watched an episode of Intervention last night. The woman involved in the intervention, Marci, was heavy into alcohol and drugs, including smoking crystalView full resource at blogs.psychcentral.com

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Bipolar Beat: Which Came First - Substance Abuse or Bipolar Disorder? http://bit.ly/196N9K

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Brain Scans May Help Identify Bipolar, ADHD Kids: Study - Drugs.com MedNews

drugs.com — “Using brain imaging to look at how working memory is influenced by emotions may help identify which children have bipolar disorder and which have attention-defiView full resource at drugs.com

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Brain Scans May Help Identify Bipolar, ADHD Kids: Study: FRIDAY, Oct. 15 -- Using brain imaging to look at ho... http://bit.ly/a9NouS #drug

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Do Pregnancy and Bipolar Disorder Mix?

healthcosmo.com — “As recently as 10 years ago, doctors advised women with bipolar disorder not to have children. While that thinking is now dated, bipolar women often face tough decisions about how to handle their medication during pregnancy.Most drugs prescribed for bipolar disorder carry some risk of birth defects, yet women who discontinue medication risk relapsing into a manic or depressive episode; during the postpartum phase the relapse rate is as high as 50% to 70%, by some estimates. Even more alarming, bView full resource at healthcosmo.com

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Study reveals hike in bipolar diagnoses in young children - Related Stories - AAP SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “The number of children ages 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, U.S. researchers said. Their report adds to the debate over whether children that young can be diagnosed with the disorder and whether they should beView full resource at smartbrief.com

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Study reveals hike in bipolar diagnoses in young children http://sbne.ws/r/3EQD

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Dr. Ronald Ricker and Dr. Venus Nicolino: The Over-Prescribing of Psychoactive Drugs to Children: A Scourge of Our Times

huffingtonpost.com — “The prescription of psychoactive drugs is said to treat "chemical imbalances" causing ADHD and Depression. However, what we call "disease-ausing chemical imbalances," is simply incorrect .View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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RT @BeyondMeds: The Over-Prescribing of Psychoactive Drugs to Children: A Scourge of Our Times http://huff.to/drbJEd HuffPo

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Dr. Ronald Ricker and Dr. Venus Nicolino: Psychotropic Drugs, Our Children and Our Pill-Crazed Society

huffingtonpost.com — “Today, the use of psychoactive drugs by children (6-17) is all too common, relied on far too much and growing at an alarming rate. It all started in the '70s.View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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Psychotropic Drugs, Our Children and Our Pill-Crazed Society http://bit.ly/b1dxtB #bipolar

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FDA: Adult Antipsychotic Drugs Effective in Children - WSJ.com

online.wsj.com — “The FDA said three drugs currently approved to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in adults were effective at treating the disorders in children and adolescents, but carry significant risks.View full resource at online.wsj.com

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Antipsychotic Drugs Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in Kids

health.msn.com — “Antipsychotic Drugs Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in KidsView full resource at health.msn.com

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