Judith Lederman, Candida Fink

The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child

A Survival Guide for Parents

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Produktbeschreibung

This handbook gives parents the sound advice and expert information they need to cope with the challenging diagnosis of bipolar disorder and shows how to provide essential care and support for a bipolar child and the rest of the family.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fireside
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9780743229401
• ISBN-10: 0743229401
• Artikelnr.: 21438806

Autorenporträt

Judith Lederman, a freelance writer and public relations consultant, has written for The New York Times and a number of national magazines, and hosted two weekly radio shows in the New York area. She is the parent of a bipolar child and lives in Scarsdale, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Part One: Your Bipolar Child
1. The Diagnosis: What It Means to Be Bipolar
2. Mental Health Care Professionals: Picking Your Team
3. The Moods: Helping Your Child Through Mood Swings
4. The Medications: The Right Prescriptions for Your Child
5. The Structure of Daily Life: Routine Is Everything
6. Hospitalization: When and How to Get 24/7 Care
Part Two: Your Child in the World
7. Day Care, Schools, and Camps: Finding Safe and Appropriate Care and
Education
8. Friends and Family: When and How to Explain Your Child's Condition
9. The Law: A Good Lawyer Can Help
Part Three: Your Family
10. You: Caring for Yourself So You Can Care for Your Child
11. Relationships: Meeting the Challenge Together
12. Siblings: Parenting the "Normal" Ones
Part Four: Money Matters
13. Career: Balancing Work and the Biggest Job You'll Ever Have
14. Family Finances: Paying for Special Needs Now and Later
Resources
Index