Bipolar Disorder

Resources for Children with Bipolar Disorder

• Books by Mary Fristad, David Miklowitz, and Mani Pavuluri:
  1. Raising a Moody Child: How to Cope with Depression & Bipolar Disorder
  1. The Bipolar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Family
  1. What Works For Bipolar Kids: Help & Hope for Parents
• Good to recommend books that support social skills development since this is an area that is often impacted. 
• A helpful website for parents of children with emotional dysregulation is DBSAlliance.org.
• There are also some great resources available through AACAP, including child-friendly books about bipolar disorder.
• The work of Eric Youngstrom very useful when considering a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.  https://ericyoungstrom.web.unc.edu/