Parenting a Bipolar Child: What to Do and Why

About this book

When your child or adolescent is diagnosed with bipolar disorder what can you do to help him or her get better? Which therapeutic approach is best to help your child? In this book a psychiatrist and a psychologist both specializing in mood disorders offer a comprehensive overview of the available treatment options and most effective parenting strategies you can use to deal with this condition. In addition to finding a thorough explanation of the often necessary medical treatments for bipolar disorder youll learn the importance of emotion regulation for children with this condition. The book offers techniques for dealing with outbursts of rage anger and irritability in your child as well as ways to handle sleep disorders among the most common symptoms of childhood bipolar disorder. Youll also find information relevant to adolescents such as substance abuse and eating disorders as well as ways to integrate bipolar care with your own needs and those of the rest of your family.