______Children Have Been Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

NAME ______/____/20____

MEDICATED CHILD

SEGMENT 1:

______children have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Jacob’s problems began when he was _____ years old. A teacher suggested he was ______.

In your opinion, do most three year-old children have impulse control ?

Jacob was diagnosed with ______(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

and was prescribed Ritalin.

What reactions did Jacob have to Ritalin?

1)

2)

3)

By age 10, Jacob had prescribed ______different medications.

Some doctors think that many children diagnosed with ADHD have ______.

T / F. After Dr. Biederman concluded that 23 % of ADHD diagnoses were bipolar disorder, the number of bipolar disorders decreased.

T/F. There has been a 4000% increase in the number of children diagnosed with bipolar disorders.

Segment 2: DJ’s Story

DJ’s doctor diagnosed him with ______disorder.

What are some of the side effects of DJ’s medication?

2)  Tics

T / F. DJ’s parents think they have no choice but to medicate him.

T / F. There are standard tests to diagnose mental disorders.

T / F. DJ’s doctor, Patrick Bacon, prescribes medicine before he makes a

diagnosis.

DJ’s doctor does not want to increase the dosage of Respirdol because he is afraid it will lead to ______.

Do you think that children should be prescribed mood-stabilizing medications?

Segment 3: THE DEBATE AND CONFUSION OVER DIAGNOSING BIPOLAR

T / F. Doctor’s agree that bipolar disorders can be diagnosed in children.

The ______is used in diagnosing mental disorders.

What are some reasons why there is confusion over diagnosing bipolar disorders?

1)

2)

3)

T / F. Dr. Wamboldt thought that Jacob had too few medications.

Segment 4: JESSICA’S STORY

In her interview with the doctor, what did Jessica say she would do to people to “fool them.” ______

T / F. Symptoms of grandiosity & depression are signs of bipolar disorder.

When she was 12, what two circumstances brought back Jessica’s symptoms:

1)

2)

T / F. Jessica thinks that medication has made her condition worse.

T / F. Jessica’s mother is concerned about the amount of Jessica’s

medication.

Segment 5: THE LACK OF DATA. WHAT WORKS? WHAT’S SAFE

What agency regulates the use of pharmaceutical medications? ______

a)  NIH b) CIA c) FDA d) SEC

T / F. Most drugs are tested on children before the FDA approves them.

How does the government motivate drug companies to study their products’ effect on children? ______

Patent extensions can be worth up to ______dollars

a)  1 Million b) Ten Million c) 1 Billion d) Ten Billion

T / F. Most drugs that work well in adults work well with children.

The FDA’s strongest warning is called the ______.

What are two unintended consequences of the FDA using the “black box” warning on anti-depressant drugs:

1)

2)

Segment 6: THE MEDICATION DILEMMA

Why were the Koontzs worried about their son taking Clonidine? ______

T / F. After DJ’s parents talked to the doctor, he lowered the dosage on DJ’s medication.

Why does Dr. Chang support giving medications to children with bipolar disorders? Do You Agree? ______

T / F. Dr. Chang uses MRI machines to identify children at risk of bipolar disorders.

Why do critics believe that Dr. Chang’s & Dr. Biederman’s research is tainted? ______

Segment 7: SOLUTIONS TO THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE

Do you think brain scans should be used to diagnose children? ______

Should pediatric psychiatric disorders be treated like pediatric oncology (cancer)? ______