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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
bi polar
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
bi polar
by kelli, May 19, 2000 12:00AM
I would just like to know the signs and symptoms of being bi polar??? How is it treated??? And what kind of tests are done to determine if this is the problem???
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., May 19, 2000 12:00AM
, May 19, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Kelli,
Bipolar Disorder is a type of Mood Disorder characterized by periods of mania and periods of depressive. I won't delineate the range of symptoms here, because you can use the SEARCH function in this Forum and in the Mental Health Forum to see these.
Bipolar Disorder is diagnosed via clinical interview by a qualified mental health professional (clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, psychiatric social worker, psychiatric nurse). There is no test per se for Bipolar Disorder, though indications can de discerned via certain types of projective testing.
Bipolar Disorder is treated through a combination of medication and therapy. Medications often include both a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant, and sometimes an anti-psychotic is also employed for a while, particularly when the manic phase includes psychosis (which does not happen in each patient).
Bipolar Disorder is a type of Mood Disorder characterized by periods of mania and periods of depressive. I won't delineate the range of symptoms here, because you can use the SEARCH function in this Forum and in the Mental Health Forum to see these.
Bipolar Disorder is diagnosed via clinical interview by a qualified mental health professional (clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, psychiatric social worker, psychiatric nurse). There is no test per se for Bipolar Disorder, though indications can de discerned via certain types of projective testing.
Bipolar Disorder is treated through a combination of medication and therapy. Medications often include both a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant, and sometimes an anti-psychotic is also employed for a while, particularly when the manic phase includes psychosis (which does not happen in each patient).
http://www.bpkids.org
It is sponsored by the Child Adolescent Bipolar Foundation.
Also, you might want to read the book "The Bipolar Child" by Demitri Popolas. You can check out the book at:
http://www.bipolarchild.com
My son is bipolar and both these sites have really helped me.