MENTAL ILLNESS
Resources for Families
Web sites, books and organizations that can provide information on the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in children.
May 18, 2008 | Updated: 3:40 p.m. ET May 17, 2008
Advocacy, treatment and research organizations:
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Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Institute of Mental Health, informational web site on bipolar disorder
- The National Institute of Mental Health's brain study of bipolar children
- The Stanford Pediatric Bipolar Disorders Program
- Research on bipolar disorder in children by David Miklowitz at the University of Colorado
- The Youth Bipolar Foundation of Northern California
- "The Bipolar Child"
- "Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill" by Robert Whitaker
- The Judge Baker Children's Center, Boston, Mass., a Harvard Medical School affiliate dedicated to improving the lives of children with mental health problems.
- Think:Kids, Newton, Mass., a non-profit organization that trains adults to help kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
- The Center for Collaborative Problem Solving, Newton Corners, Mass. a resource for clinical services, training, and consultation to assist education, mental health, and medical professionals and parents of children and adolescents with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
- "Is Your Child Bipolar? The Definitive Resource on How to Identify, Treat, and Thrive with a Bipolar Child" By Janet Wozniak, M.D. and Mary Ann McDonnell, A.P.R.N., B.C.
- "What Works for Bipolar Kids,"
by Mani Pavuluri and Susan Resko -
The Center for Child and Adolescent Development
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Member Comments
Posted By: brayden @ 05/19/2008 7:54:45 PM
Comment: I to understand how you feel like you are the only one with a child that is bipolar sure people say I understand how you feel but how can they when they don't have to live with it 24/7. I live where there is not much help and everyday I search to see if there is anything different to try or to go so that I can learn how to take care of my child better....
Posted By: MsCindy @ 05/18/2008 6:32:31 PM
Comment: It is hard being a parent. Being a parent of a child that is diagnosed with Bi polar depresssion makes being a parent even harder. My youngest daughter was diagnosed at the age of 9, she is know 13. The medication and counseling helps however it only eases the symptoms. I would love to find a local support group for us parents. I have a friend with a chiild that has down Syndrome and I'm jealous of her. There are all sorts of programs that allow parents of Down Syndrome children to take them to camps during the Summer,Winter and Spring Breaks. I do not have that luxury. My daughter is with me all the time, there is no break and no peace of mind. My daughter's story is very similar to Max's. In a weird sick way it is nice to know that I am not the only one out there living like this. I really worry about her as she grows and mutres into a young woman. The medication doesn't seem to work too well during puberty!