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Bipolar Cases Increasing Across US
The results of a new study to be published tomorrow show that in the United States, cases of bipolar disorder have increased 40 times from 1994 to 2003
It is being reported that more children are being treated for bipolar disorder than ever before.
According to the results of a new study, the amount of US children to be treated for bipolar disorder increased 40 times between the years of 1994 and 2003. If this is not bad enough, experts state that since 2003, the rate of new cases of the disorder have continued to rise.
“I think the increase shows that the field is maturing when it comes to recognizing pediatric bipolar disorder, but the tremendous controversy reflects the fact that we haven’t matured enough,” said Dr. John March, chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at Duke University’s school of medicine, who was not involved in the research.
Experts share the belief that more doctors are aggressively applying the diagnosis to children, which does mean that the number of new cases may not actually be increasing.
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by sudden mood swings that is more often than not, diagnosed when a person reaches adulthood.
“From a developmental point of view, we simply don’t know how accurately we can diagnose bipolar disorder, or whether those diagnosed at age 5 or 6 or 7 will grow up to be adults with the illness,” March said. “The label may or may not reflect reality.”
“I have been studying trends in mental health services for some time, and this finding really stands out as one of the most striking increases in this short a time,” said Dr. Mark Olfson of the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University, the senior author of the study, which appears in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, which is to be published Tuesday. 本人已认领该文编译，48小时后若未提交译文，请其他战友自由认领。 http://www.dogflu.ca/09032007/19/bipolar_cases_increasing_across_us
Bipolar Cases Increasing Across US
美国双相性精神障碍病例增加
The results of a new study to be published tomorrow show that in the United States, cases of bipolar disorder have increased 40 times from 1994 to 2003
美国一项新的研究表明，1994年到2003年双相性精神障碍病例增加了四十倍。
It is being reported that more children are being treated for bipolar disorder than ever before.
据报道，治疗双相精神障碍的患儿比以前增加了。
According to the results of a new study, the amount of US children to be treated for bipolar disorder increased 40 times between the years of 1994 and 2003. If this is not bad enough, experts state that since 2003, the rate of new cases of the disorder have continued to rise.
最新研究表明，1994年到2003年期间，治疗双相精神障碍的患儿数量增加了40倍。比这更糟的是，专家们指出，从2003年以来，新增发病率还在持续上升。
“I think the increase shows that the field is maturing when it comes to recognizing pediatric bipolar disorder, but the tremendous controversy reflects the fact that we haven’t matured enough,” said Dr. John March, chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at Duke University’s school of medicine, who was not involved in the research.
“我认为发病率的增加说明认识到双相精神障碍在儿科的发病率，表明了这个领域的成熟，但是现实中激烈的争论是我们并不够成熟，”John March博士，杜克大学医学部青少儿精神科主任，并未参加此项研究。
Experts share the belief that more doctors are aggressively applying the diagnosis to children, which does mean that the number of new cases may not actually be increasing.
许多专家认为，更多的医生是在滥用诊断结果于儿童身上，因此事实上新发病率并未增加。
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by sudden mood swings that is more often than not, diagnosed when a person reaches adulthood.
双相精神障碍是一种以突发情绪波动为特质的精神卫生疾病，多半诊断在人成年以后。
“From a developmental point of view, we simply don’t know how accurately we can diagnose bipolar disorder, or whether those diagnosed at age 5 or 6 or 7 will grow up to be adults with the illness,” March said. “The label may or may not reflect reality.”
“从发育的角度看，我们真的不知道怎样才能确诊双相精神障碍，或者说是否可以在诊断患儿带着这种疾病从5，6，7岁一直成长到成年，”March说。“病情的指征也许能或不能反映真实状况。”
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