Misdiagnosis Of Children Essay
Behavioral Disorders: The Misdiagnosis of Children Matt and Alisha had been married about five years. They owned a house together in a quiet suburban neighborhood. They both had successful careers and had adopted a dog named Sputt, who they took to the dog run together every week. Matt and Alisha were more in love than ever before. They both had agreed they wanted to start a family and decided it was the right time to do so. Soon enough, their wish came true when Alisha found out she was pregnant with a boy. They were ecstatic. The expecting couple had nine months to prepare for the arrival of their son. Alisha read too many parenting books to count. Matt painted their son-to-be’s room a light blue. He even added wall decals to make the
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I agree that these drugs can do just that. However, in the world today these medications are over used. According to an article published on NBC News, the amount of children being medicated with anti-psychotic drugs has increased dramatically since the 1990‘s. The study found that in the 1995, only 8.6 out of 1,000 children were being medicated. In 2002, however, 40 out of 1,000 children were being treated with anti-psychotics (Associated Press). Bipolar disorder is a behavioral disorder that is commonly diagnosed in children. Bipolar disorder is also known as manic depression. It is a behavioral disorder believed to be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. The characteristics of Bipolar disorder according to the National Institute of Mental health, are periods of unusual highs and lows, with manic episodes (NIMH). According to The Medicated Child, Bipolar disorder was only diagnosed in adults until the 1990’s. The idea that young children may be Bipolar was a radical notion. Joseph Beiderman, a psychologist that studied at Harvard Medical School came up with this idea. He looked at the symptoms of ADHD and compared them with symptoms of Bipolar disorder. What he found was that many of the children being diagnosed with ADHD actually fit the description of Bipolar disorder (The Medicated
I agree that these drugs can do just that. However, in the world today these medications are over used. According to an article published on NBC News, the amount of children being medicated with anti-psychotic drugs has increased dramatically since the 1990‘s. The study found that in the 1995, only 8.6 out of 1,000 children were being medicated. In 2002, however, 40 out of 1,000 children were being treated with anti-psychotics (Associated Press). Bipolar disorder is a behavioral disorder that is commonly diagnosed in children. Bipolar disorder is also known as manic depression. It is a behavioral disorder believed to be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. The characteristics of Bipolar disorder according to the National Institute of Mental health, are periods of unusual highs and lows, with manic episodes (NIMH). According to The Medicated Child, Bipolar disorder was only diagnosed in adults until the 1990’s. The idea that young children may be Bipolar was a radical notion. Joseph Beiderman, a psychologist that studied at Harvard Medical School came up with this idea. He looked at the symptoms of ADHD and compared them with symptoms of Bipolar disorder. What he found was that many of the children being diagnosed with ADHD actually fit the description of Bipolar disorder (The Medicated