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<blockquote data-quote="JRC" data-source="post: 729723" data-attributes="member: 21147"><p>This is not an old thread. This was posted yesterday. She's not asking about bipolar. I'm just calling you out on something I think is super important you stop doing.</p><p></p><p>I also have a diagnosis of depression. My nephew has a diagnosis of schizophrenia. My other nephew (same family) has autism and bipolar. My son is bipolar. My grandmother was bipolar. I've had a lot of experience--as have you--with the psychiatric community. I also didn't get treatment until I was in my 20s and I am in my 50s now. And although I respect your experience, yours and mine are anecdotal. </p><p></p><p>Of course everyone should be cautious with a diagnosis. There are good doctors and not so good doctors. And yes, psychiatry is an ever evolving practice. <strong>But my ask is that you not tell people that a bipolar diagnosis isn't possible for children--because that is demonstrable UNTRUE</strong>. Just because there aren't blood tests or brain scans (yet) that can prove beyond what we know now to diagnosis, doesn't mean that we should declare that we can't know. If that were the case, we never would have figured out that washing hands helps prevent the spread of disease. In fact, the doctors that poo-pooed that idea caused alot of people to die because of their arrogance. Getting treatment early helps protect the brain from further damage and results in better longterm outcomes. I trust my kid's doctor--one of the authors of the study I linked to--who has literally dealt with thousands of children in her practice and in clinical studies. </p><p></p><p>End rant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JRC, post: 729723, member: 21147"] This is not an old thread. This was posted yesterday. She's not asking about bipolar. I'm just calling you out on something I think is super important you stop doing. I also have a diagnosis of depression. My nephew has a diagnosis of schizophrenia. My other nephew (same family) has autism and bipolar. My son is bipolar. My grandmother was bipolar. I've had a lot of experience--as have you--with the psychiatric community. I also didn't get treatment until I was in my 20s and I am in my 50s now. And although I respect your experience, yours and mine are anecdotal. Of course everyone should be cautious with a diagnosis. There are good doctors and not so good doctors. And yes, psychiatry is an ever evolving practice. [B]But my ask is that you not tell people that a bipolar diagnosis isn't possible for children--because that is demonstrable UNTRUE[/B]. Just because there aren't blood tests or brain scans (yet) that can prove beyond what we know now to diagnosis, doesn't mean that we should declare that we can't know. If that were the case, we never would have figured out that washing hands helps prevent the spread of disease. In fact, the doctors that poo-pooed that idea caused alot of people to die because of their arrogance. Getting treatment early helps protect the brain from further damage and results in better longterm outcomes. I trust my kid's doctor--one of the authors of the study I linked to--who has literally dealt with thousands of children in her practice and in clinical studies. End rant. [/QUOTE]
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