| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Diagnosis -- 1. Understanding bipolar disorder -- 2. Difficulties with diagnosis -- pt. II. Development -- 3. The bipolar infant : trouble settling in -- 4. The bipolar toddler : learning to accept no -- 5. The bipolar child's effect on the family -- 6. Going out into the world : school, separation again, and functioning in a group -- 7. The bipolar child from eight to twelve : entering the peer group, mastering aggression, and developing skills -- 8. Early adolescence and the middle school years : increasing academic demands, cognitive problems, and hormonal changes -- 9. Adolescence : separation, intimacy and identity formation, adolescent rebellion, and consumption disorders -- 10. Late adolescence : college and other moratoriums -- 11. Diagnoses that may accompany bipolar disorder -- Attention deficit disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Oppositional defiant disorder -- Conduct disorder -- Panic disorder -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Social anxiety disorder -- Borderline personality disorder -- Narcissistic Personality disorder -- Dissociation and bipolar disorder -- pt. III. Treatment -- 12. Psychotherapy -- 13. Conclusion : bipolar disorder at the beginning of the twenty-first century -- Appendix A. Common medications : a reference guide -- Appendix B. How to fight weight gain in children -- Glossary. |
| Subject |
Bipolar disorder in children -- Popular works.
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Child rearing -- Popular works.
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Bipolar Disorder -- Popular Works.
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Psychology, Child -- Popular Works.
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Child Rearing -- Popular Works.
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Psychotropic Drugs -- Popular Works.
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| ISBN |
031235889X |
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9780312358891 |
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