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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 112371" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Smallworld,</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the link. I read about Leibenluft's work at NIMH last year. Did you send me the link then, too :wink: ?</p><p></p><p>I was extremely interested in the distinctions she is making due to ex-difficult child's lack of mania in the presence of EXTREME irritability (which can also be conceptualized as ODD as Green does in The Explosive Child.)However, ex-difficult child COULD look distracted in school (which he hated) but could "turn on" intense concentration at will, both for music and other things that interested him, thus ruling out ADHD...both by behavioral rating (Conners' & BASC) as well as neuropsychologist testing. </p><p></p><p>Maybe there is an even smaller subtype of extremely irritable, depressed, NON-ADHD children without mania. I was intrigued that some psychiatrists are taking frustration explosions as a manic equivalent. I can see the reasoning, but don't agree. Greene's explanation of the explosive behavior was much more helpful to me, probably because it made sense that ODD is one last refuge for an extremely irritable frustrated child.</p><p></p><p>I hope your difficult child benefits from his partial hospitalization program. I think that getting kids out of school and into an environment that is intensely therapeutic is necessary to adequately diagnosis and treat mood disorders. Schools just do not get it in my opinion although that may be an unfair generalization.</p><p></p><p>Best,</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 112371, member: 284"] Smallworld, Thanks for the link. I read about Leibenluft's work at NIMH last year. Did you send me the link then, too [img]:wink:[/img] ? I was extremely interested in the distinctions she is making due to ex-difficult child's lack of mania in the presence of EXTREME irritability (which can also be conceptualized as ODD as Green does in The Explosive Child.)However, ex-difficult child COULD look distracted in school (which he hated) but could "turn on" intense concentration at will, both for music and other things that interested him, thus ruling out ADHD...both by behavioral rating (Conners' & BASC) as well as neuropsychologist testing. Maybe there is an even smaller subtype of extremely irritable, depressed, NON-ADHD children without mania. I was intrigued that some psychiatrists are taking frustration explosions as a manic equivalent. I can see the reasoning, but don't agree. Greene's explanation of the explosive behavior was much more helpful to me, probably because it made sense that ODD is one last refuge for an extremely irritable frustrated child. I hope your difficult child benefits from his partial hospitalization program. I think that getting kids out of school and into an environment that is intensely therapeutic is necessary to adequately diagnosis and treat mood disorders. Schools just do not get it in my opinion although that may be an unfair generalization. Best, Martie [/QUOTE]
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