Ebook: The bipolar child: the definitive and reassuring guide to childhood's most misunderstood disorder

PART I: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT: Voices from the front -- The diagnostic dilemma -- How to find good treatment -- Prescriptions for treatment -- The genetic aspects of bipolar disorder -- PART II: INSIDE THE BRAIN AND MIND: The psychological dimensions -- What causes this condition? -- PART III: 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 man -- PART IV: LIFE GOES ON: Agenda for the future -- The bipolar child questionnaire.;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; shares information from parents of bipolar children on how to deal with the impact of the disorder on the entire family; explores advances in drug therapies and research; and provides coping strategies for parents.