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Our paper says Bi-Polar diagnosis is increasing in kids
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 72608"><p>I think there are a few things going on:</p><p></p><p>1. It has become the diagnosis of the day. I personally believe that ADHD and bipolar disorder are over - or mis-diagnosed. It's become far too easy to throw medications at a child and do the let's see what happens game. I'm not at all suggesting it doesn't exist in children; it clearly does. I just think some are too quick to jump to a conclusion.</p><p></p><p>2. There is more awareness than ever before of mental illness, which means that children that would have been labeled as just a behavior problem in the past are now getting diagnosed and treated.</p><p></p><p>3. There are more parents with and family histories of mental illness. It used to be that mentally ill people were locked away and didn't marry or reproduce. Thus, you're going to see an increase in children who have inherited these conditions from their parents/family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 72608"] I think there are a few things going on: 1. It has become the diagnosis of the day. I personally believe that ADHD and bipolar disorder are over - or mis-diagnosed. It's become far too easy to throw medications at a child and do the let's see what happens game. I'm not at all suggesting it doesn't exist in children; it clearly does. I just think some are too quick to jump to a conclusion. 2. There is more awareness than ever before of mental illness, which means that children that would have been labeled as just a behavior problem in the past are now getting diagnosed and treated. 3. There are more parents with and family histories of mental illness. It used to be that mentally ill people were locked away and didn't marry or reproduce. Thus, you're going to see an increase in children who have inherited these conditions from their parents/family. [/QUOTE]
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