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Format:

Book

Author:

Title:

The bipolar child : the definitive and reassuring guide to childhood's most misunderstood disorder / Demitri F. Papolos and Janice Papolos.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

xvii, 398 pages ; 24 cm

Summary:

Describes the symptoms of bipolar disorder in children, discussing what is and is not known about the disease; offers advice on how to find good treatment and medications; and shares information from parents of bipolar children on how to deal with the impact of the disorder on the entire family.

Subjects:

Bipolar disorder in children.

Depression in children.

Psychoses in children.

Other Author:

Papolos, Janice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Diagnosis and Treatment -- Voices from the Front -- The Diagnostic Dilemma -- How to Find Good Treatment -- Prescriptions for Treatment -- Charting the Course of the Disorder -- Inside the Brain and Mind -- The Genetic Aspects of Bipolar Disorder -- 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 -- Navigating the Shoals of Adolescence -- When a Child Is Hospitalized -- The Insurance Maze -- Life Goes On -- Agenda for the Future -- The Bipolar Child Questionnaire.

Web Site:

Sample text

Contributor biographical information

Publisher description

LCCN:

99023764

ISBN:

0767903161

9780767903165

Other Number:

41347006

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

72256

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

618.92895 Papolos