Posted by Sulpicia on January 27, 2001, at 17:19:05
In reply to Re: Mononucleosis and Depression, posted by Dr. Bob on January 25, 2001, at 21:41:09
> > Also, I have been so let down getting help for her. She is on a waiting list for being admitted to a hospital for evaluation...and I have not been able to find a psychiatrist who seems knowledgable enough to properly evaluate her, particularly as she is so difficult/angry when we go...They don't seem to know how to approach her...
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> Good help can be hard to find. :-)
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> Do you happen to live near any medical schools? They're often a source of experienced psychiatrists. Or, Ivan Goldberg has compiled a list of experts (though not necessarily child psychiatrists) at:
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> http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.psychiatrists.html
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> BobHi --
I do realize that this can be no more than anectdotal at this point, but I too have a daughter who had mono directly followed by depression. To make a very long and hellish story short, 4 hospitalizations, and 3 committments later, we had a diagnosis of bipolar II and substance abuse. We are very lucky to live in a large NE city AND to have found a truly gifted adolescent pdoc.
Adele, I sympathize with your frustration, and good help is very difficult to find. Be persistent while trying to stay sane.Bob: I cannot help but wonder about the connection between the mono and the onset of my daughter's disorder. Being an ancient historian by trade [in training :)], I hesitate to lauch into blindly searching PUBMED for research on this. Is there anyone working on this topic, or would you be kind enough to suggest some research strategies? The causality is not a huge issue to me, especially since there is a strong maternal history of neuropsychiatric stuff [great pdoc again!], and I'm much more interested in helping her cope with BP, yet the possibility of a connection is troublesome at the least.
Any thoughts or ideas appreciated.
Sulpicia
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