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Treating Bipolar Disorder in Children

Posted on July 30, 2008

A letter to the editor in today s The Boston Globe by Janet Wozniak suggests that since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of two atypical antipsychotic medications last year for pediatric bipolar disorder, it is proof the disorder exists: The FDA approvals of Risperdal and Abilify for this purpose not only suggest that at the proper dose, these atypical antipsychotic medications are safe and effective for use as indicated, but affirm that the FDA accepts the validity of pediatric bipolar disorder and the need to treat it. Tortured circular logic notwithstanding, th...

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