Bipolar Disorders - Guide to Helping Children & Adolescents

A million children and adolescents in the United States may have childhood-onset bipolar disorder, including an estimated 23 percent of those currently diagnosed with ADHD. This text aims to help parents and professionals recognize, treat, and cope with bipolar disorders in children and adolescents. It covers diagnosis, family life, medications, talk therapies, other interventions (improving sleep patterns, diet, preventing seasonal mood swings), insurance, and school.

List of contents

Preface 1. What Are Bipolar Disorders ? 2. Getting a Diagnosis 3. Living with Bipolar Disorders 4. Medical Interventions 5. Therapeutic Interventions 6. Other Interventions 7. Insurance 8. School 9. Transitions Resources Notes

About the author

Mitzi Waltz is an advocate for families facing neurological issues. She has been heavily involved in online support work, and has also advocated for special-needs children within the medical, insurance, and education systems. She has written books on childhood/adolescent bipolar disorders, adult bipolar disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, partial seizures, and Tourettes syndrome. She is currently doing research at the Autism Research Unit in the UK.

Summary

A million children and adolescents in the US may have childhood-onset bipolar disorder, including an estimated 23 percent of those currently diagnosed with ADHD. This text aims to help parents and professionals recognize, treat, and cope with bipolar disorders in children and adolescents.

Product details

• Authors: Mitzi Waltz, Mitzi Waltz
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.01.2000
• EAN: 9781565926561
• ISBN: 978-1-56592-656-1
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 658 g
• Series: Patient-Centered Guides; Patient-Centered Guides; Patient Centered Guides
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; HEALTH & FITNESS / Children's Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, Popular medicine & health, Clinical psychology, Abnormal psychology, Advice on parenting, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Children’s health, Parenting: advice and issues, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General