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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 261168" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Susiestar about nailed it. With suicidal thinking, you have to wonder about bipolar, which has a very high suicide rate. Unfortunately, lots of kids with bipolar are misdiagnosed as ADHD. However, bipolar also can be misdiagnosed when the problem is really Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/Aspergers.</p><p></p><p>When your little precious kiddo is released, I would be looking to take him for a neuropsychologist evaluation. I have psychiatric problems myself, and I think the evaluation process of a NeuroPsychs supercedes the type of testing you get even in a hospital (I've been hospitalized for bipolar/mood problems three times). The problem with psychiatric hospitals is that often they can't tell bipolar from Aspergers because they really aren't trained to look for neurological disorders. It's very confusing to nail down a diagnosis, but very important because the treatment for each disorder is very different. </p><p></p><p>If your child is bipolar (or you think so--I trust Mom Gut a lot), then I'd be looking for somebody who would treat him with mood stabilizers and lay off the antidepressant and ADHD medications as they can make things worse. Then I'd call a neuropsychologist (they are at children and university hospitals) and wait for the six to ten hour evaluation. in my opinion they really do the best sort of testing with the most accurate results.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for all your pain and hope things get better for you soon!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 261168, member: 1550"] Susiestar about nailed it. With suicidal thinking, you have to wonder about bipolar, which has a very high suicide rate. Unfortunately, lots of kids with bipolar are misdiagnosed as ADHD. However, bipolar also can be misdiagnosed when the problem is really Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/Aspergers. When your little precious kiddo is released, I would be looking to take him for a neuropsychologist evaluation. I have psychiatric problems myself, and I think the evaluation process of a NeuroPsychs supercedes the type of testing you get even in a hospital (I've been hospitalized for bipolar/mood problems three times). The problem with psychiatric hospitals is that often they can't tell bipolar from Aspergers because they really aren't trained to look for neurological disorders. It's very confusing to nail down a diagnosis, but very important because the treatment for each disorder is very different. If your child is bipolar (or you think so--I trust Mom Gut a lot), then I'd be looking for somebody who would treat him with mood stabilizers and lay off the antidepressant and ADHD medications as they can make things worse. Then I'd call a neuropsychologist (they are at children and university hospitals) and wait for the six to ten hour evaluation. in my opinion they really do the best sort of testing with the most accurate results. Sorry for all your pain and hope things get better for you soon! [/QUOTE]
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