Bipolar will become harder to make as a diagnosis
The proposed updates to the psychiatric diagnostic manual, DSM-V, are being reported in the press. DSM guidelines are highly influential to the prescribing patterns and influence the drug markets. One proposed change is to make the diagnosis of bipolar disorder more difficult, and to create a separate new diagnosis to describe the aggressive and violent kids that comprise the majority of the “bipolar” adolescent group now.
The psychiatric community clearly understands the pressures from Congress, the FDA, and other sources that are highlighting the major safety problems associated with antipsychotics in children, and the lifelong stigma of the diagnosis. For a thorough discussion on the matter, The HCC interviewed a child psychiatry specialist Christoph Correll, MD.
North Shore LIJ, Psychiatry | apples49 | 
April 15, 2011 1:23 am
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