Bipolar Disorder


Have you ever wanted to be able to stay up all night for three nights in a row and still have plenty of energy? Or be able to sit down at your desk and finish two days of work in four hours, and still have energy left to do whatever else you wanted to do? Some people with Bipolar Disorder have this special gift. Unfortunately it comes with a pretty high price tag. Days, weeks, or months of severe depression follow. There are periods of ''normalcy'' in there too. Or instead of the ''high'' time, there may be stretches of irritability. It's been described as living on an emotional roller coaster. Wanting for the next hill or valley to hit.

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Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder          An update about child and adolescent bipolar disorder from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Bipolar Disorder and Children          This is a publication from the Children's Mental Health Matters Series which is an initiative of the National Mental Health Association's Campaign for America's Mental Health.

Educating The Child With Bipolar Disorder          This is a publication for parents and educators about educating the child with bipolar disorder from the Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation.

Is it Just a Mood . . . or Something Else?          Information about mood disorders is provided for young people from the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association.

What helps and What Hurts          This is an article about helping someone you live with who has depression or bipolar disorder from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.

Additional Links:

Bipolar Disorder    www.dbsalliance.org/info/bipolar.html       An article explaining the symptoms, types, and treatment of bipolar disorder from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance website.

About Bipolar Disorder in Children    www.bpkids.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lrn_about?&printer_friendly=1       This article article about bipolar disorder in children was reviewed by CABF Professional Advisory Council members and Martha Hellander, Executive Director.

Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Fact Sheet    www.bpkids.org/site/PageServer?pagename=fd_fact?&printer_friendly=1       Fact sheet about Pediatric Bipolar Disorder from the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation website.

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