Grand Rounds/Expert Diagnostic Workshop on Juvenile-onset Bipolar Disorder
This monthly online clinical/research forum
is bringing together clinicians, researchers, parents, and educators
interested in learning more about juvenile-onset bipolar disorder
and sharing their knowledge with others in the community.
The Grand Rounds/Expert Diagnostic Workshop utilizes the clinical
case conference method, drawing from case reports, psychological
and neuropsychological testing, laboratory, and imaging studies
of individual cases selected for their teaching value. Cases of
juvenile-onset bipolar disorder are drawn from interviews with research
participants who have given permission for their use. Each month
a case history is posted in the Grand Rounds section of the JBRF
website with all identifying information changed to protect the
child’s confidentiality. Case histories include descriptions
of symptoms course of illness, and other relevant information derived
from a diagnostic interview and questionnaires completed by parents,
clinicians, teachers, and the patients themselves. Experts from
an interdisciplinary group participating in the Expert Diagnostic
Workshop program diagnose these cases in order to reach a consensus
about the features that define bipolar disorder in children. The
diagnostician will respond to questions posed by clinicians and
parents, resulting in an ongoing, mutually beneficial dialogue.
A monograph of Grand Rounds cases with discussion will be published
by JBRF for distribution to psychiatric residents and child fellows
around the country.
For an FAQ on the Expert Diagnostic Workshop program, click
here.