Children Labeled 'Bipolar' May Get A New Diagnosis : NPR

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Children Labeled 'Bipolar' May Get A New Diagnosis : NPR

Since the mid-1990s, the number of children diagnosed with bipolar disorder has increased a staggering 4,000 percent. But some psychiatrists have long argued the label has created a flood of misdiagnosis. An industry working group proposes what it says is a better definition of what these children, torn apart by their own anger, are going through.

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Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Disease and Condition, Children's Health, American Psychiatric Assn, Psychiatrist, Psychiatry, Psychology

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mhanewsnow.typepad.com — “Since the mid-1990s, the number of children diagnosed with bipolar disorder has increased a staggering 4,000 percent. And that number has caused a lot of controversy in the world of child psychiatry. Doctors faced with kids struggling with explosive moods...” View full resource at mhanewsnow.typepad.com