Diagnostic Assessments and Tools
Learn More About This Groundbreaking New Diagnosis:
Thermoregulatory Sleep Dysregulation Disorder,
frequently known as “Fear of Harm” or FOH.
Help your patients and be a part of ushering in a new era in mental healthcare.
- JBRF researchers have identified a biological marker for Fear of Harm
- This is the first biomarker ever associated with a mental illness
- Thermodysregulation results in both somatic and behavioral symptoms
- Medications that treat the biological dysfunction resolves these symptoms
Diagnostic Criteria
- 1) Episodic and Abrupt Transitions in Mood States
- 2) Fear of Harm
- 3) Thermoregulatory Disturbance
- 4) Aggression
- 5) Sleep/Wake Disturbances
- 6) Symptoms Are Not Due to a General Medical Condition
- 7) A Family History of Recurrent Mood Disorder or Alcoholism
Testing for Bipolar Disorder and TSDD, AKA Fear of Harm
Clinician's Pathway Program
Dr. Demitri Papolos, author of the best selling book The Bipolar Child, has developed an online tool to help diagnose juvenile onset bipolar disorder accurately.
Dr. Papolos’s private practice offers a diagnostic assessment program for juvenile bipolar disorder designed for use in clinical and research settings to screen for bipolar disorder in children from parent and child reports.
Click here to access an existing account or here to create a new account.
For any questions about account access, scoring, or fees, please direct all questions to Dr. Papolos’s administrator:
Through Dr. Papolos’s private practice parents can take the Child Bipolar Questionnaire, or children can take the Jeannie and Jeffrey Illustrated Interview for Children. These are the only diagnostic tools designed specifically for children with bipolar disorder.
Dr. Papolos’s private practice is responsible for all issues relating to account development, access, scoring, and scoring fees. Please direct all question to his administrator: practicemanager@drpapolos.com
Research
- JBRF sponsored work has developed the world’s largest data set of symptoms experienced by children at risk for, or diagnosed with, bipolar disorder.
- From this, investigators have defined a syndrome called Fear of Harm (FOH), a severe and often treatment-resistant illness.
- 1/3 of the children and adults diagnosed with bipolar disorder likely have Fear of Harm.
- Investigators have been able to describe a neuroanatomical model of the illness and have determined that problems with body temperature regulation underlie the condition.
- Studies are underway to explore the observed effectiveness of ketamine to reduce the symptoms of FOH.
