{"id":235156,"date":"2019-01-30T02:10:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T02:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/california-doctor-fighting-for-license-after-giving-cannabis-to-boy-4\/"},"modified":"2019-01-30T02:10:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T02:10:49","slug":"california-doctor-fighting-for-license-after-giving-cannabis-to-boy-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/california-doctor-fighting-for-license-after-giving-cannabis-to-boy-4\/","title":{"rendered":"California doctor fighting for license after giving cannabis to boy, 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>California doctor fighting for his license after giving cannabis cookies to boy, 4, who he diagnosed as bipolar in less than 30 minutes<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Dr William Eidelman, a naturopath in Los Angeles, had his license revoked on January 4; he is appealing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>He was reprimanded after diagnosing the child with both ADHD and bipolar disorder in less than 30 minutes\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The medical board said he did not consult a psychiatrist or seek information about the boy&#8217;s sleep and behavior as he should have done<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>They said cannabis cookies would have been a fine prescription if the diagnosis was done appropriately<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Mia De Graaf Health Editor For Dailymail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  15:45 EST, 29 January 2019<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  15:50 EST, 29 January 2019<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v4\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A California<\/a> doctor is fighting to keep his medical license after prescribing cannabis-laced cookies to a four-year-old boy to treat his tantrums.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, it&#8217;s not the drugs he had been found &#8216;grossly negligent&#8217; for &#8211; it&#8217;s the diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr William Eidelman, a naturopath in Los Angeles, has been reprimanded after diagnosing the child with both ADHD and bipolar disorder in less than 30 minutes, the LA Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to the state medical board, which voted to pull his license, Dr Eidelman made his verdict without consulting a psychiatrist and without seeking further information about the child&#8217;s sleep and behavior at home and at school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His only evidence for the diagnosis was that the child &#8211; whose father has ADHD and bipolar disorder and has received a cannabis prescription from Dr Eidelman &#8211; seemed nervous and agitated.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c8c08ecf734f5cc4\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/01\/29\/20\/9147828-6645889-image-a-1_1548794692207.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The California state medical board said cannabis cookies would have been a fine prescription if Dr William Eidelman had taken the right measures to make a diagnosis, which would include seeking consultancy from a psychiatrist and the child's school\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c8c08ecf734f5cc4\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/01\/29\/20\/9147828-6645889-image-a-1_1548794692207.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The California state medical board said cannabis cookies would have been a fine prescription if Dr William Eidelman had taken the right measures to make a diagnosis, which would include seeking consultancy from a psychiatrist and the child's school\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The California state medical board said cannabis cookies would have been a fine prescription if Dr William Eidelman had taken the right measures to make a diagnosis, which would include seeking consultancy from a psychiatrist and the child&#8217;s school<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Tantrums alone, and primarily exhibited in one environment (school), do not support either diagnosis,&#8217; the board said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;&#8221;Being agitated&#8221; and &#8220;having trouble sitting still&#8221; hint at ADHD, but could simply hint at a preschooler not happy to have driven many miles to a doctor&#8217;s appointment.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The prescription of marijuana cookies was not the problem they said. If the boy was diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar, the board would see that as a justifiable prescription.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But this child was not diagnosed with those disorders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Delivering such a diagnosis without proper consultation can have a drastic impact on a child&#8217;s wellbeing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Labeling a child with a significant mental condition can be harmful\u2026 if those labels are incorrect, pernicious results may follow,&#8217; the board wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The state medical board ordered Dr Eidelman&#8217;s license revoked on January 4, but he swiftly appealed and a verdict has yet to be reached.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In an open letter<\/a> to his thousands patients, Dr Eidelman said he believes he will win because the boy received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and ADHD a year-and-a-half after the offending appointment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>  <span>Half of doctors are so fed up with insurance companies they&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>Cancer will probably NEVER be eradicated, say Nobel Prize&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v4\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<p>        <\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Comments <span class=\"readerCommentsCount\">50<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\n\t    Share what you think\n          <\/p>\n<ul id=\"rc-tabs\" class=\"js-links dm-tabs cnr5 cleared\">\n<li class=\"dm-tab dm-tab-on bdrgr5 cnr-bdr wogr5 link-wox js-active\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Newest<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Oldest<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Best rated<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox last\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Worst rated<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The comments below have not been moderated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bold pad5 wogr5 rc-info\">\n      The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.\n    <\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"newcomment\" name=\"newcomment\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <span>Close<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-title\">Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?<\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-subtitle\">Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <span>Close<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-title\">Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?<\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-subtitle\">Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual<\/p>\n<p>  We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. 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