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How do doctors test for bipolar in young teens?
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Evaluation: Evaluation would include interview of patient and parents. Observation ; work up to rule out problems with drugs, alcohol or underlying medical issues.
Answered 8/21/2014
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First medical: First medical causes need to be ruled out by your regular doctor looking for a cause for such emotional regulation. If that is not fruitful then they would need to refer to a child psychiatrist. A 1.5-2h psychiatric evaluation (this includes interviewing both you and your parent(s)) by a board certified child psychiatrist to consider any possible syndrome and its symptoms that would best fit.
Answered 1/29/2015
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