Bipolar Disorders: A Guide to Helping Children and: A Guide to Helping Children & Adolescents: A Guide to Helping Children and Adolescents (Patient-Centered Guides) Book

As many as a million children in the United States may have childhood-onset bipolar disorder. Psychiatrists now recognize that manic depression has frequently been misdiagnosed as ADHD (or oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, or depression). According to recent data, 23 percent of children currently diagnosed with ADHD will eventually be diagnosed as having a bipolar disorder. In Bipolar Disorders, author Mitzi Waltz covers the range of topics that parents need to understand in order to best help their children: Diagnostic criteria, including comparisons to common misdiagnoses Family life, including recognizing and preventing mood swings, safety, and support Medications, with special attention to the physiology and responses of children and adolescents Various "talk therapies" that can be of use Other interventions, such as improving sleep patterns, preventing seasonal mood swings, diet, and supplements Insurance issues School, including special education system and 504 Plans or EIPsRead More