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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 18867" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>you know, guys, we have all read the Bipolar child and have memorized the wisdom that BiPolar (BP) kids need mood stabilizers and that anti -psychotics won't help for the long run etc etc etc. </p><p></p><p>But you know, sometimes I think we should give (some!) psychiatrists the benefit of the doubt--there is much that is changing in this field, and really a lack of solid clinical evidence on a lot Occupational Therapist (OT) things. Rather than telling posters that their children should be on mood stabilizers, we might want to gently inquire if the poster has talked to their docs about mood stablizers, what their take on the whole thing is, etc, before we go into our mood stabilizer thing. Perhaps there are some psychiatrists out there who are in the forefront of their fields, very knowledgeable about bipolar, and have some reasons for doing the things they do. We might learn whether there is some questioning of the traditional wisdom and where the field is heading.</p><p></p><p>It seems that totoro's psychiatrist is pretty well versed in her field.</p><p></p><p>Sorry-- I think we can serve a useful service in alerting posters when something seems very amiss in the medications to symptom relationship, but lets not assume that there is a "truth" out there and that we know it. </p><p></p><p>Flame away, but I think a little humility on our parts might be in order.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 18867, member: 2322"] you know, guys, we have all read the Bipolar child and have memorized the wisdom that BiPolar (BP) kids need mood stabilizers and that anti -psychotics won't help for the long run etc etc etc. But you know, sometimes I think we should give (some!) psychiatrists the benefit of the doubt--there is much that is changing in this field, and really a lack of solid clinical evidence on a lot Occupational Therapist (OT) things. Rather than telling posters that their children should be on mood stabilizers, we might want to gently inquire if the poster has talked to their docs about mood stablizers, what their take on the whole thing is, etc, before we go into our mood stabilizer thing. Perhaps there are some psychiatrists out there who are in the forefront of their fields, very knowledgeable about bipolar, and have some reasons for doing the things they do. We might learn whether there is some questioning of the traditional wisdom and where the field is heading. It seems that totoro's psychiatrist is pretty well versed in her field. Sorry-- I think we can serve a useful service in alerting posters when something seems very amiss in the medications to symptom relationship, but lets not assume that there is a "truth" out there and that we know it. Flame away, but I think a little humility on our parts might be in order. [/QUOTE]
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