What Works for Bipolar Kids (eBook)

Help and Hope for Parents

Mani Pavuluri (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2008
274 Seiten
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-60623-850-9 (ISBN)

Infos

It may be hard to believe your child will ever get better, but kids with bipolar disorder can and do lead healthy, stable lives. In this compassionate and optimistic book, expert clinician and renowned researcher Mani Pavuluri delivers information, advice, and proven strategies that empower you to deal with the challenges of bipolar disorder and help your child get well. Drawing on 20 years of experience with bipolar kids and their families, she provides solidly researched strategies for reducing or eliminating problems with mania, aggression, sleep disturbances, depression, and other issues. You'll discover practical ways to handle crises at home and in school, work with professionals to find an effective combination of medicine and psychotherapy, and cultivate a supportive community of friends and peers for your child. Dr. Pavuluri also helps you deal with the stress that comes with parenting, so you can maintain your poise, focus on the positive, and be a powerful advocate for your child. Winner--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award

Autor

Mani Pavuluri, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry and Founding Director of the Pediatric Mood Disorders Clinic and Pediatric Bipolar Research Program at the Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago. A widely cited expert on psychological disorders in young children, she has been listed as one of "America’s Top Psychiatrists" by the Consumers’ Research Council. Dr. Pavuluri is currently Chair of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation's Professional Advisory Council.

Inhalt

Foreword, Susan ReskoIntroduction. Helping Your Bipolar Child: A Fresh OutlookI. The Facts and Fundamentals: Knowing the Playground1. Yes, Bipolar Disorder Does Occur in Children2. Does My Child Really Have Bipolar Disorder?3. Finding the Right Doctor and Treatment TeamII. Treatment That Can Help Your Child and Your Family: Finding the Solutions4. Setting the Stage to Make the Most of Treatment: Principles to Get You Off to a Good Start5. Managing Your Child’s Moods with Medication6. Making Life Better with RAINBOW Therapy7. Parenting with Poise: The Secret Ingredient for Success III. Pulling It All Together into Strategies for Specific Situations: Wisdom That Gets You Centered8. Keeping the Peace at Home9. Finding the Best School Setting and Programs for Your Child10. Forming a Partnership with Your Child’s Teacher11. Building Social Skills for Positive Friendships* A Final Word* Appendix A. Principles for Meeting the Challenge of Bipolar Disorder* Appendix B. Child Mania Rating Scale--Parent Version (CMRS-P)*Appendix C. Child Mania Rating Scale--Teacher Version (CMRS-T)* Appendix D. Medication: Tracking the History of Response* Appendix E. Pediatric Side Effects Checklist (P-SEC)* Appendix F. Medications Used for Bipolar Disorder in Children* Appendix G. Daily Mood Calendar* Appendix H. Framework for a Physician-School Teleconference* Resources

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.5.2008
• Vorwort: Susan Resko
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
• Schlagworte: behavioral • Bipolar • CBT • childhood-onset • children • cognitive-behavioral • Depression • Diagnosis • disorders • Education • Emotional • Families • Family • Guide • Illness • Mania • Medications • Mental Health • moods • Moody • parenting • Parents • patients • Pediatric • Problems • Psychiatric • Psychoeducation • Psychology • psychotherapy • Rainbow • Self-Help • "substance abuse, behavior change, psychotherapy, interventions, addictions, ambivalence, resistance, therapy, counseling field, counseling students, interviewing skills, meth addiction, life coaching, helping professionals, therapeutic relationship, helping professions, professional counselor, core concepts, social workers, transpersonal, rationales, person-centered, exam, cognitive-behavioral, court-ordered, modality, clinicians, evidence-based, revisions, trainers, therapists, counselors, seminar, exerci • Symptoms • Treatments
• ISBN-10: 1-60623-850-7 / 1606238507
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60623-850-9 / 9781606238509