Adolescent Bipolar Disorder :
The author, Mitzi Waltz 
Finally a book about bipolar disorders in children and teens 
This unique book for parents, professionals, and teen patients combines the latest information from clinical research with the personal stories of families caring for a child or teenager who has a bipolar disorder.

Covering not only diagnosis, medical treatment, and therapy, "Bipolar Disorders: A Guide to Helping Children and Adolescents" addresses family life, discipline, insurance, managed care issues, obtaining special education help, and transition to adulthood.

This book was written to encourage understanding and knowledge among young people with bipolar disorders and the parents and professionals who work with them. It is, I hope, an empowering guide to growing and developing despite the challenge of mood swings and other difficult symptoms.

As the parent of a bipolar teenager, I can honestly say this is the book I wish I could have found many years ago. I hope it will give other families the help and hope they and their children deserve. 

Until recently, bipolar disorders were almost never diagnosed in children and rarely recognized in adolescents, even though between 20 and 40 percent of the two million or more adults diagnosed with bipolar disorders in the United States experienced the onset of illness in their teen years or before...Read More

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For any caregiver experiencing life with a bipolar child, Demitri and Janice Papolos's The Bipolar Child will be an indispensable reference guide. The material is presented clearly, with lots of helpful charts and lists to aid in receiving proper diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care. All medical information is relayed with the aim of helping parents to ensure effective treatment for their children and includes journal-tracking formats to help caregivers provide accurate information to personal physicians. Importantly, many pages are devoted to discussions about the emotional upheavals that living with a bipolar child can bring, and how parents and children can cope most effectively. The book is filled with families' stories that do a beautiful job providing comfort and inspiration to others. A detailed chapter on hospitalization covers everything from insurance to types of treatments...Read More

Bipolar disorder--manic depression--was once thought to be rare in children. Now researchers are discovering that not only can bipolar disorder begin very early in life, but also that it is much more common than ever imagined. Yet the illness is often misdiagnosed or overlooked...Read More
 
 

We wish we would have had this book sooner! 
We found this book shortly after our ten year old Daughter's Doctor diagnosed her as being Bipolar. It helped to explain a lot of questions that we had. We highly recommend this book to parents who have a child that may have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. It is also quite helpful for parents whose children may have been diagnosed as ADHD when there may be additional problems. The book gives hope that early intervention, treatment, and education can help. 
A reader from California