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I'm 16 years old but I did the questionaire at the website that you used in one of your answers to someone's question. I scored a 44...should I get help or do you think I'm overreacting? Is there a more appropriate site for me because of my age?
Thank you.
Hi . . .
The Bipolar Screening Questionnaire is only valid if you are over 18 and have had a serious episode of depression. If you are under 18 and have had a serious episode of depression, the questionnaire may be valid, but only a psychiatrist could determine that after interviewing you.
If you have had one or more periods of severe depression, I would suggest that you see a psychiatrist for a diagnostic interview.
Best regards . . .
Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.
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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.
Experience
I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.
A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine
I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
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