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Article: Stimulant use in ADHD, bipolar discouraged: expert in mood disorders cites evidence showing that amphetamines might worsen both illnesses.(CHILD/ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY)
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- Clinical Psychiatry News
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- August 1, 2009
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CHICAGO -- Dr. Nassir Ghaemi is a bit of a maverick. The well-published author and director of the mood disorders and psychopharmacology programs at Tufts Medical Center in Boston likes to step off the well-worn CME lecture track and challenge his audience with the words of ancient philosophers, artists, and economists.
At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists, he pushed those in attendance even further, asking them to reconsider the widely held view that stimulant treatment is relatively safe in attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder.
Dr. Ghaemi contends that children and adults who are ...