Judge Baker Children's Center Child Mental Health Forum
Date and Time
The Brain Drain in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Controversy and Evidence
Daniel Dickstein (MD, FAAP, Director PediMIND Program, Bradley Hospital / Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry/Human Behavior and Pediatrics, Brown University School of Medicine)
Judge Baker Children's Center, 53 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston
Limited free parking available.
Some studies suggest that increasing numbers of children and teenagers are being diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD). What do we know about pediatric BD? This talk will discuss the controversies and the data about pediatric BD, including data driven phenomenology and cutting-edge research. Target Audience: Physicians (psychiatrists, pediatricians, child neurologists), psychologists, social workers, other mental health clinicians and researchers, and students and trainees. Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to (1) understand controversy surrounding pediatric BD; (2) discuss evidence-based approach to diagnosing BD; and (3) describe recent studies about brain/behavior underpinnings of pediatric BD.