Your Child Does Not Have Bipolar Disorder (eBook, PDF)

How Bad Science and Good Public Relations Created the Diagnosis
Redaktion: M. D., Stuart L. Kaplan

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

An eminent child psychiatrist provides an insider's, whistle-blowing perspective on the promotion of a diagnostic entity that does not exist. Your Child Does Not Have Bipolar Disorder: How Bad Science and Good Public Relations Created the Diagnosis examines this diagnostic fad through a variety of lenses. Author Stuart L. Kaplan, MD, draws heavily on his forty years of experience as a clinician, researcher, and professor of child psychiatry to make the argument that bipolar disorder in children and adolescents is incorrectly diagnosed and incorrectly treated. As Dr. Kaplan explains, the dramatic rise in this particular diagnosis is not based on scientific evidence, nor does it reflect any new discovery or insight about the etiology or treatment of the disorder. In fact, the opposite is the case: the scientific evidence against the existence of child bipolar disorder is so strong that it is difficult to imagine how it has gained the endorsement of anyone in the scientific community. Your Child Does Not Have Bipolar Disorder: How Bad Science and Good Public Relations Created the Diagnosis explains to parents and professionals the faulty reasoning and bad science behind the misdiagnosis of childhood bipolar disorder. Dr. Kaplan critiques the National Institute of Mental Health, academic child psychiatry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the media for their respective roles in advocating this diagnosis. He describes very clearly what the children and adolescents actually do have, explains how it should be treated, and provides real-life clinical scenarios and approaches to treatment that work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313381355
• Artikelnr.: 37843280

Autorenporträt

Stuart L. Kaplan, MD, is clinical professor of psychiatry at Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. CRITIQUE OF PEDIATRIC BIPOLAR DISORDER
1 Adult Bipolar Disorder and the DSM System Adult Bipolar Disorder The DSM
System 2 Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Pediatric Bipolar Disorder as ADHD and
ODD The Development of the Diagnosis of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Bipolar
Disorder in the Very Young One Authoritative View 3 Some Studies of the
Scientific Basis of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Genetics Age of Onset:
Family Studies Age of Onset: Self-Report Epidemiology Treatment or
Prevention? 4 Cultural Influences in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder How Culture
Helps Shape Mental Illness Pediatric Bipolar Disorder as a Media Event
Professional Support for the Diagnosis Psychological Consequences of
Misdiagnosis Conclusion 5 Child and Adolescent Depression: A Brief
Introduction Diagnosing Depression in Children and Adolescents The
Diagnosis of Depression in Children and Adolescents and DSM-IV Criteria
Suicide Depression and Bipolar Disorder Conclusion 6 Did Romeo and Juliet
Have Bipolar II Disorder? Bipolar Disorder in Adolescence Romeo and Juliet
Aggression and the Misdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder in an Adolescent
Bipolar Disorder in an Adolescent Conclusion PART II. MEDICATIONS AND
PEDIATRIC BIPOLAR DISORDER 7 Three Medications for Pediatric Bipolar
Disorder Lithium Valproate Risperidone Conclusion 8 Clinical Trials A
Change in Clinical Child Psychiatry Introduction to Clinical Trials
Multisite Clinical Trials Example of a Clinical Trial Conclusion 9 Bad
Science The Importance of Falsification Diagnostic Errors Mixing Apples and
Oranges Chicken or Egg? Conclusion 10 Stimulant Medications Ethical
Considerations Increase of Use in Stimulant Medication The MTA Study
Stimulant Risks Conclusion PART III. ADVICE FOR PARENTS 11 Medication
Advice for Parents Stimulant Medications Antipsychotic Medications 12 A
Family-Based Behavior Modification Program for Oppositional Children
Reinforcing Bad Behavior The Behavior Modification Program: An Overview
Stage I: Rewards List Stage II: Misbehavior List Stage III: Baseline Data
Stage IV: Implementation Family Therapy Considerations For Parents Only
Afterword by Sharna Olfman, PhD Index