Children with Explosive Outbursts (TMB82)
In today’s podcast, Dr. Berney responds to a listener question about her 8-year-old son. The listener wrote:
My 8-year-old son has a history of explosive outbursts. He becomes very angry, very fast over minor issues. In fact, he often explodes at unexpected times, when there are no apparent triggers. These mood swings made me worried that he had Bipolar Disorder, so I took him to the doctor and they diagnosed him with ADHD. I did not think that outbursts like that were related to ADHD. Does that diagnosis make sense, or could it be something more serious, like Bipolar Disorder? I am confused and a little nervous to given him the medication the doctor prescribed because I do not want to make him worse.
Thanks, Frustrated and Concerned Mother.
In this podcast, Dr. Berney talks about explosive outbursts and their variable presentations across different diagnoses.
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Dr. Berney is a Licensed Psychologist with over 10 years of clinical experience and specializes in pediatric psychology, neuropsychology, and forensic psychology. Dr. Berney provides a wide array of mental health services to his clients, including individual therapy, family therapy and parent training, psychological and neuropsychological assessment, forensic evaluations, and group therapy. In addition to his clinical services, Dr. Berney has conducts workshops and seminars to professional and community groups across the nation. He writes a weekly column in The Ledger entitled The Mental Breakdown and is co-author of several works, including the Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child (available on Amazon Kindle), The Elimination Diet Manual (available on Amazon Kindle), and the Pediatric Behavior Rating Scale. Dr. Berney is also the co-host of two weekly podcasts, The Mental Breakdown and The Psychreg Podcast, both of which can be found on iTunes.
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