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As we go into the changing of services, we learn of new diagnosis
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<blockquote data-quote="tessaturtle" data-source="post: 502764" data-attributes="member: 3510"><p>Thanks everyone!</p><p>@Susie - He still has Bipolar diagnosis (which we agree with and would not change as that would not be accurate to get rid of it), the Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) was just added to it and his psychologist has it primary right now due to the bipolar being relatively stable. His bipolar was thoroughly diagnosed (first used as a rule out until they were certain) over a period of 8 years, using the medication protocol, (maternal) family history, and the 8 years of therapy (ages 5-13) at the Community Mental Health Center (where all the services are under one roof, medications, therapy, family services, community services). Untreated, he was like a roller coaster of moods, he couldn't/didn't need sleep, etc. When treated with Stimulants when he was younger for the (now abandoned adhd rule out) he was extremely manic/hyper/aggressive/etc. After many trials as you have described, Bipolar was confirmed once he had several years of mood stability on the tegretol and abilify. He has seen a different psychologist and psychiatrist for almost two years now because, he was getting worse as he got older and this particular psychiatric we switched to worked really well with teen boys with conduct problems. He is now switching back due to the hospital kind of making us do it, and his current psychiatric stating that difficult child is not able to do his CBT and needs more therapy based on the Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) (family work, which the psychiatric doesn't do).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tessaturtle, post: 502764, member: 3510"] Thanks everyone! @Susie - He still has Bipolar diagnosis (which we agree with and would not change as that would not be accurate to get rid of it), the Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) was just added to it and his psychologist has it primary right now due to the bipolar being relatively stable. His bipolar was thoroughly diagnosed (first used as a rule out until they were certain) over a period of 8 years, using the medication protocol, (maternal) family history, and the 8 years of therapy (ages 5-13) at the Community Mental Health Center (where all the services are under one roof, medications, therapy, family services, community services). Untreated, he was like a roller coaster of moods, he couldn't/didn't need sleep, etc. When treated with Stimulants when he was younger for the (now abandoned adhd rule out) he was extremely manic/hyper/aggressive/etc. After many trials as you have described, Bipolar was confirmed once he had several years of mood stability on the tegretol and abilify. He has seen a different psychologist and psychiatrist for almost two years now because, he was getting worse as he got older and this particular psychiatric we switched to worked really well with teen boys with conduct problems. He is now switching back due to the hospital kind of making us do it, and his current psychiatric stating that difficult child is not able to do his CBT and needs more therapy based on the Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) (family work, which the psychiatric doesn't do). [/QUOTE]
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