The Childhood Bipolar Disorder Answer Book: Practical Answers to the Top 300 Questions Parents Ask

by Tracy Anglada, Sheryl Hakala

How does bipolar disorder affect learning? Is there a cure? Is this a fad diagnosis? How do I handle manipulation? How can I prevent relapses? Should I use alternative treatments? How can I parent effectively? "We are certain that all parents whose children struggle with bipolar disorder will find this book indispensable."― Demitri F. Papolos, MD, and Janice Papolos, authors of The Bipolar Child Co-written by a doctor and a mother whose children live with bipolar disorder, The Childhood Bipolar Disorder Answer Book explains confusing medical lingo and provides straightforward answers to all your pressing questions about treatment, parenting strategies, and everything else. Written in an easy-to-read Q&A format, The Childhood Bipolar Disorder Answer Book helps you understand and accept your child and develop a plan for success.

320 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2008

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

My nine year was recently diagnosed bi-polar a couple of months ago and since then I have been absorbing as much information as I can on the disease. Along with her medications and therapy we are also learning how we can prepare her for the future. As scary as it may seem sometimes, I have a strong hope that she will succeed. There is a vast amount of resources available to people like my daughter that were not available 10 years ago. This book has been a very interesting read in answering some of the basic questions about the disease to some of the technical ones. Like many other parents I worry about education, shelter, food, medication, etc.

This book answers so many of those questions and provides a launching pad for me to go a get the other resources that she will need in the future. I strongly recommend that all parents of newly diagnosed children with bi-polar disorder have a book like this near them. It is a wonderful resource to turn to when there is down time.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is like a friends opinion you take what you need and leave the rest. Raising a child with this disorder is hard but worth the tears. I need to find one that's not so overwhelming.

[Taryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was good, I didn't read the whole thing word for word...but read everything I was curious to know. It's written in question/answer form.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very helpful book written in down to earth terms non-medical people can understand. If you have a child, or know of a child, with this disorder, it would be good to read this book.