THE BIPOLAR CHILD . THIRD EDITION The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder by Papolos, Demitri, M. D. & Janice Papolos - 2006

NY: Broadway Books. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 2006. Third Edition. Hardcover. 0767922972; Binding and contents are almost like new. Very minor wear on the clean, complete DJ. ; 9-1/2" Tall, xxii + 474pp. Light tan boards, off-white cloth spine, bright gold spine lettering. MEDICAL. Third edition, "Completely revised and expanded to cover advances in drug therapies and research, with important new coping strategies for parents. " .."Bipolar disorder - manic depression - was once thought to be rare in children. Now researchers are discovering not only that bipolar disorder can begin early in life, but that it is much more common than ever imagined. Since the publication of its first edition, this book has helped many thousands of families get to the root cause of their children's behaviors and symptoms and find what they need to know. The Papoloses comprehensively detail the diagnosis, explain how to find good treatment and medications, and advise parents about ways to advocate effectively for their children in school. This new edition offers a multitude of ideas for parents and educators to help the children feel more comfortable in the academic environment and also contains crucial information about he importance of neuropsychological testing (with a recommended battery of tests) , hospitalizations, and the world of insurance. An entirely new chapter focuses on major advances taking place in the field of molecular genetics and offers hope that researchers will better understand the illness and develop more targeted and easier-to-tolerate medicines. " Bibliography. Index. .