Clinical manual for management of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents
By: edited by Robert A. Kowatch ... [et al.].
Contributors: Kowatch, Robert A.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781585622917
Subjects: Manic-depressive illness in children -- Treatment; Manic-depressive illness in adolescence -- Treatment; Bipolar Disorder -- diagnosis; Bipolar Disorder -- therapy; Adolescent; Child
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction, epidemiology, prevalence; title: Defining bipolar disorder; title: Natural history and course of illness; title: Diagnosing bipolar disorders; title: Etiology of pediatric bipolarity; title: Mood stabilizers; title: Atypical antipsychotics; title: Medication strategies and tactics; title: Co-morbidity in bipolar disorders; title: Working with the patient and their family; title: The bipolar child and the educational system; title: Special problems related to pediatric bipolarity; title: Resources for clinicians, parents, and patients : mood charts.