The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood’s Most Misunderstood Disorder
From Amazon.com: “For any caregiver experiencing life with a bipolar child, Demitri and Janice Papolos’s The Bipolar Child will be an indispensable reference guide. The material is presented clearly, with lots of helpful charts and lists to aid in receiving proper diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care. All medical information is relayed with the aim of helping parents to ensure effective treatment for their children and includes journal-tracking formats to help caregivers provide accurate information to personal physicians. Importantly, many pages are devoted to discussions about the emotional upheavals that living with a bipolar child can bring, and how parents and children can cope most effectively.
The book is filled with families’ stories that do a beautiful job providing comfort and inspiration to others. A detailed chapter on hospitalization covers everything from insurance to types of treatments. The authors provide excellent information regarding improved educational practices, with step-by-step instructions for goal-setting with your child and communicating your child’s needs to school personnel.”
Be aware that the diagnosis of “childhood bipolar disorder” is not a recognized mental disorder for children, and many insurance companies will therefore not cover any treatments if this diagnosis is given. There is still some controversy within the field whether this diagnosis is a legitimate diagnosis.
If, however, you have a child already diagnosed as having bipolar disorder, this will be an invaluable guide to help you better understand your child’s disorder and the available treatments used to help with the symptoms of bipolar disorder. It is therefore recommended, with the reservation that the jury is still out whether pediatric bipolar disorder is a valid and legitimate diagnosis.
Softcover, 480 pages.
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Grohol, J. (2008). The Bipolar Child. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 26, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/2003/the-bipolar-child/
Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 26 Sep 2008
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