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Bipolar Child (Third Edition) The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder

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ISBN-10: 0767928601

ISBN-13: 9780767928601

Edition: 3rd 2006

Authors: Demitri Papolos, Janice Papolos

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Since it first appeared on bookshelves, "The Bipolar Child "has made an indelible mark on the field of psychiatry and has become the resource that families rely upon. Now, with more than 200,000 copies sold, the first book about early-onset bipolar disorder is completely revised and expanded. Bipolar disorder--manic depression--was once thought to be rare in children. Now researchers are discovering not only that bipolar disorder can begin early in life, but that it is much more common than ever imagined. Yet the illness is often misdiagnosed and mistreated with medications that can exacerbate the symptoms. Why? Bipolar disorder manifests itself differently in children than in adults, and…    
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Book details

List price: $17.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 10/2/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.16" wide x 8.00" long x 1.03" tall
Weight: 0.880

Demitri Papolos, M.D., is an associate professor of psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and the codirector of the Program in Behavioral Genetics. He is the medical advisor for Parents of Bipolar Children, an on-line support group, and the chair of the professional advisory board of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation. He is the director of research of the Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation, and is in private practice in New York City and Westport, Connecticut. Janice Papolos is the author of three books, all recognized as definitive in their field, and is the editor of the highly respected The Bipolar Child Newsletter. The Papoloses are the authors…    

Demitri Papolos, M.D., is an associate professor of psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and the codirector of the Program in Behavioral Genetics. He is the medical advisor for Parents of Bipolar Children, an on-line support group, and the chair of the professional advisory board of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation. He is the director of research of the Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation, and is in private practice in New York City and Westport, Connecticut. Janice Papolos is the author of three books, all recognized as definitive in their field, and is the editor of the highly respected The Bipolar Child Newsletter. The Papoloses are the authors…    

Preface to the Third Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
Diagnosis and Treatment
Voices from the Front
The Diagnostic Dilemma
How to Find Good Treatment
Prescriptions for Treatment
The Genetic Aspects of Bipolar Disorder
Inside the Brain and Mind
The Psychological Dimensions
What Causes This Condition?
Living and Coping with Bipolar Disorder
The Impact on the Family
School: A Child's World Beyond Home
The Neuropsychological Testing of a Bipolar Child
Navigating the Shoals of Adolescence
When a Child Is Hospitalized
The Insurance Maze
Life Goes On
Agenda for the Future
The Bipolar Child Questionnaire
Resources
Appendix
Bibliography
Index