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Understanding the mind of your bipolar child, the complete guide to the development, treatment, and parenting of children with bipolar disorder, Gregory T. Lombardo

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Understanding the mind of your bipolar child

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Gregory T. Lombardo

the complete guide to the development, treatment, and parenting of children with bipolar disorder

The complete guide to the development treatment, and parenting of children with bipolar disorder

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