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Grand Rounds/Expert Diagnostic Workshop participants have an opportunity
to examine and deliberate about cases of juvenile-onset bipolar
disorder drawn from interviews with research participants who have
given permission for their use. Each month a case history is posted
with all identifying information changed to protect the child’s
confidentiality. Participants can then discuss the case on the Grand
Rounds Discussion Forum.
The Grand Rounds Discussion Forum is a place for parents, researchers,
and clinicians to work together towards a consensus about the diagnostic
features of juvenile-onset bipolar disorder. With its complex cycling
patterns, co-occurring childhood disorders, and symptom patterns
that change with child development, juvenile-onset bipolar disorder
does not easily fit into categories derived from adult studies.
The goal of the Grand Rounds Discussion Forum is to bring ideas
from every perspective together to help build an accurate definition
of the syndrome.
Not merely an academic exercise, experts will be reviewing and
diagnosing the cases presented in Grand Rounds, and responding to
selected questions from parents and clinicians on the Discussion
Forum. The data that emerges from the diagnoses of the cases on
the Grand Rounds and the dialogue on the Discussion Forum, will,
potentially, have significant implications for treatment decisions,
planning and outcome, as well as for future epidemiological and
genetic studies.
For an FAQ on the Expert Diagnostic Workshop program, click
here.
To go directly to Grand Rounds to review the current case, click
below:
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