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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 15789" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I would go with the psychiatrist. It's probably a "working diagnosis" meaning that, because of his age, it could change as he gets older, but ODD and CD are both kind of, in my opinion, worhtless diagnosis. Every child with a particular disorder pretty much has ODD behavior so that's not useful. CD is supposed to be for kids older than 18. The psychiatrist has the medical degree, not the SW or the school. Even a psycologist has no MD, and psychiatric disorders are medical disorders--chemical imbalances. They aren't behavior problems, although they can cause them due to the illness. I also recommend getting a neuropsychologist on board. They do intensive testing, and can spot neurological disorders that psychiatrists often miss, like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). But as for the ODD and CD, I'd kind of dismiss them and see if maybe mood stabilizers help your child (you have to give a drug like Trileptal at least eight weeks and if it doesn't work another mood stabilzier may do the trick. These are not "quick fix" medications--they take time to build in the system). I'm surprised the psychiatrist said bipolarII. It's hard to tell what kind of bipolar a child has--if indeed the child really has bipolar, the type of bipolar is clearer as the child gets older. I hope this works for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 15789, member: 1550"] I would go with the psychiatrist. It's probably a "working diagnosis" meaning that, because of his age, it could change as he gets older, but ODD and CD are both kind of, in my opinion, worhtless diagnosis. Every child with a particular disorder pretty much has ODD behavior so that's not useful. CD is supposed to be for kids older than 18. The psychiatrist has the medical degree, not the SW or the school. Even a psycologist has no MD, and psychiatric disorders are medical disorders--chemical imbalances. They aren't behavior problems, although they can cause them due to the illness. I also recommend getting a neuropsychologist on board. They do intensive testing, and can spot neurological disorders that psychiatrists often miss, like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). But as for the ODD and CD, I'd kind of dismiss them and see if maybe mood stabilizers help your child (you have to give a drug like Trileptal at least eight weeks and if it doesn't work another mood stabilzier may do the trick. These are not "quick fix" medications--they take time to build in the system). I'm surprised the psychiatrist said bipolarII. It's hard to tell what kind of bipolar a child has--if indeed the child really has bipolar, the type of bipolar is clearer as the child gets older. I hope this works for you. [/QUOTE]
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