Bipolar Child (Revised) - Hardcover

Advance Praise for The Bipolar Child:
"Demitri and Janice Papolos have broken important new ground by taking on the challenging problem of bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder in children and adolescents. . . . Their new book balances scientific and clinical knowledge with moving personal accounts of experiences of real families. Their efforts are welcome."
--Ross J. Baldessarini, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Bipolar & Psychotic Disorders Program, McLean Division of Massachusetts General Hospital
"The Bipolar Child is a well-organized, practical, and authoritative book by highly knowledgeable authors. As the first book on this subject it fills a huge void and will be extremely helpful for families
--E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., Executive Director, The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Research Institute
"The Papoloses have somehow managed to climb into the minds of the parents of bipolar children and answer our tremendous number of questions. . . . Finally, parents of bipolar children have a book that will help them find hope!"
--S. M. Tomie Burke, Founder, Parents of Bipolar Children and the BPPARENT Listserv
"This book should make the public as well as the field of psychiatry rethink their perceptions of this devastating illness of childhood. It is a book whose time has come."
--Victoria Secunda, author of When Madness Comes Home
"The Bipolar Child will help families understand the out-of-control child. It includes moving, well-written, and sensitive accounts from many families who have experienced early onset of this very disabling disorder. The good news is, however, that there is treatmentand it works."
--Laurie Flynn, Executive Director, The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Research Institute

" Demitri and Janice Papolos have broken important new ground by taking on the challenging problem of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. This book balances scientific and clinical knowledge with moving personal accounts of experiences of real families." -- Ross J. Baldessarini, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School
" The Bipolar Child is a well-organized, practical, and authoritative book by highly knowledgeable authors. It fills a huge void and will be extremely helpful for families." -- E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., Executive Director, Stanley Medical Research Institute
" The strengths of the book are its poignant accounts of difficult-to-manage children, its exposition of much current thinking about early-onset bipolar disorder, and its comprehensive approach toward the needs of children and families. The authors' tone is that of concerned experts who are aware of the emotional and practical obstacles confronting parents in obtaining help for their children." -- "Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" (A. Reese Abright, M.D.)
" Parents of my patients with bipolar disorder who have read the book returned to treatment with the whole family and have become active change agents at home, in school, and in our local government. Reading the book fuels an enlightened advocacy for the appropriate treatment modalities described by the authors in clear, simple, and concise terms." -- "American Journal of Psychiatry" (Truce T. Ordona, M.D.)
" The Papoloses have somehow managed to climb into the minds of the parents of bipolarchildren and answer our tremendous number of questions . . . Finally, parents of bipolar children have a book that will help them find hope!" -- S. M. Tomie Burke, Founder, Parents of Bipolar Children and BPParent Listserv

"Demitri and Janice Papolos have broken important new ground by taking on the challenging problem of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. This book balances scientific and clinical knowledge with moving personal accounts of experiences of real families." --Ross J. Baldessarini, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School
"The Bipolar Child is a well-organized, practical, and authoritative book by highly knowledgeable authors. It fills a huge void and will be extremely helpful for families." --E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., Executive Director, Stanley Medical Research Institute
"The strengths of the book are its poignant accounts of difficult-to-manage children, its exposition of much current thinking about early-onset bipolar disorder, and its comprehensive approach toward the needs of children and families. The authors' tone is that of concerned experts who are aware of the emotional and practical obstacles confronting parents in obtaining help for their children." --"Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" (A. Reese Abright, M.D.)
"Parents of my patients with bipolar disorder who have read the book returned to treatment with the whole family and have become active change agents at home, in school, and in our local government. Reading the book fuels an enlightened advocacy for the appropriate treatment modalities described by the authors in clear, simple, and concise terms." --"American Journal ofPsychiatry" (Truce T. Ordona, M.D.)
"The Papoloses have somehow managed to climb into the minds of the parents of bipolar children and answer our tremendous number of questions . . . Finally, parents of bipolar children have a book that will help them find hope!" --S. M. Tomie Burke, Founder, Parents of Bipolar Children and BPParent Listserv

“Demitri and Janice Papolos have broken important new ground by taking on the challenging problem of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. This book balances scientific and clinical knowledge with moving personal accounts of experiences of real families.” —Ross J. Baldessarini, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School
“The Bipolar Child is a well-organized, practical, and authoritative book by highly knowledgeable authors. It fills a huge void and will be extremely helpful for families.” —E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., Executive Director, Stanley Medical Research Institute
“The strengths of the book are its poignant accounts of difficult-to-manage children, its exposition of much current thinking about early-onset bipolar disorder, and its comprehensive approach toward the needs of children and families. The authors’ tone is that of concerned experts who are aware of the emotional and practical obsta

Demitri and Janice Papolos have broken important new ground by taking on the challenging problem of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. This book balances scientific and clinical knowledge with moving personal accounts of experiences of real families. Ross J. Baldessarini, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School
The Bipolar Child is a well-organized, practical, and authoritative book by highly knowledgeable authors. It fills a huge void and will be extremely helpful for families. E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., Executive Director, Stanley Medical Research Institute
The strengths of the book are its poignant accounts of difficult-to-manage children, its exposition of much current thinking about early-onset bipolar disorder, and its comprehensive approach toward the needs of children and families. The authors tone is that of concerned experts who are aware of the emotional and practical obstacles confronting parents in obtaining help for their children. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (A. Reese Abright, M.D.)
Parents of my patients with bipolar disorder who have read the book returned to treatment with the whole family and have become active change agents at home, in school, and in our local government. Reading the book fuels an enlightened advocacy for the appropriate treatment modalities described by the authors in clear, simple, and concise terms. American Journal of Psychiatry (Truce T. Ordona, M.D.)
The Papoloses have somehow managed to climb into the minds of the parents of bipolar children and answer our tremendous number of questions . . . Finally, parents of bipolar children have a book that will help them find hope! S. M. Tomie Burke, Founder, Parents of Bipolar Children and BPParent Listserv"

"Demitri and Janice Papolos have broken important new ground by taking on the challenging problem of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. This book balances scientific and clinical knowledge with moving personal accounts of experiences of real families." --Ross J. Baldessarini, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School
"The Bipolar Child is a well-organized, practical, and authoritative book by highly knowledgeable authors. It fills a huge void and will be extremely helpful for families." --E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., Executive Director, Stanley Medical Research Institute
"The strengths of the book are its poignant accounts of difficult-to-manage children, its exposition of much current thinking about early-onset bipolar disorder, and its comprehensive approach toward the needs of children and families. The authors' tone is that of concerned experts who are aware of the emotional and practical obstacles confronting parents in obtaining help for their children." --Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (A. Reese Abright, M.D.)
"Parents of my patients with bipolar disorder who have read the book returned to treatment with the whole family and have become active change agents at home, in school, and in our local government. Reading the book fuels an enlightened advocacy for the appropriate treatment modalities described by the authors in clear, simple, and concise terms." --American Journal of Psychiatry (Truce T. Ordona, M.D.)
"The Papoloses have somehow managed to climb into the minds of the parents of bipolar children and answer our tremendous number of questions . . . Finally, parents of bipolar children have a book that will help them find hope!" --S. M. Tomie Burke, Founder, Parents of Bipolar Children and BPParent Listserv

-Demitri and Janice Papolos have broken important new ground by taking on the challenging problem of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. This book balances scientific and clinical knowledge with moving personal accounts of experiences of real families.- --Ross J. Baldessarini, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School
-The Bipolar Child is a well-organized, practical, and authoritative book by highly knowledgeable authors. It fills a huge void and will be extremely helpful for families.- --E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., Executive Director, Stanley Medical Research Institute
-The strengths of the book are its poignant accounts of difficult-to-manage children, its exposition of much current thinking about early-onset bipolar disorder, and its comprehensive approach toward the needs of children and families. The authors' tone is that of concerned experts who are aware of the emotional and practical obstacles confronting parents in obtaining help for their children.- --Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (A. Reese Abright, M.D.)
-Parents of my patients with bipolar disorder who have read the book returned to treatment with the whole family and have become active change agents at home, in school, and in our local government. Reading the book fuels an enlightened advocacy for the appropriate treatment modalities described by the authors in clear, simple, and concise terms.- --American Journal of Psychiatry (Truce T. Ordona, M.D.)
-The Papoloses have somehow managed to climb into the minds of the parents of bipolar children and answer our tremendous number of questions . . . Finally, parents of bipolar children have a book that will help them find hope!- --S. M. Tomie Burke, Founder, Parents of Bipolar Children and BPParent Listserv

is an associate professor of psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and the codirector of the Program in Behavioral Genetics. He is the director of research of the Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation, and is in private practice in New York City and Westport, Connecticut. janice papolos is the author of three other books, all recognized as definitive in their fields, and is the editor of the highly respected Bipolar Child Newsletter. The Papoloses are the authors of the classic text Overcoming Depression, now in its third edition. They live in Westport, Connecticut. Visit their Web site at www.bipolarchild.com.