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. 2010 Nov:2010:23.
Epub 2010 Nov 10.

The diagnostic dilemma: why we need to change how we diagnose bipolar disorder in children

Daniel Dickstein

The diagnostic dilemma: why we need to change how we diagnose bipolar disorder in children

Daniel Dickstein. Cerebrum. 2010 Nov.

Abstract

Bipolar disorder diagnosis has been rising dramatically in children for the past decade. In response to this increase, writes Daniel Dickstein, M.D., of Bradley Hospital and Brown University, researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health and elsewhere are reviewing the diagnostic criteria. In coming years, Dickstein argues, recognizing and diagnosing bipolar disorder in children should be based more on biological markers, such as brain structure and the use of neural circuits, than on the inconsistent diagnostic categories laid out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

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