Survival strategies for parenting children with bipolar disorder : innovative parenting and counseling techniques for helping children with bipolar disorder and the conditions that may occur with it / / George T. Lynn

• Autore: Lynn George T. <1945->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 618.928527
• Soggetto topico: Depression in children; Depression in adolescence; Bipolar disorder in children; Bipolar disorder in adolescence; Adolescent psychopathology; Parenting
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""COVER ""; ""Survival Strategies for Parenting Children with Bipolar Disorder: Innovative parenting and counseling techniques for helping children with bipolar disorder and the conditions that may occur with it""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction: The Broken Necklace Rage""; ""I. Bipolar Disorder in Children: Dealing with sudden rage, aggressive depression, oppositionality, and crazy thinking""; ""1. Enter the Warrior: How to Identify the Presence of Bipolar Disorder in Children""; ""2. The Brain Chemistry of Bipolar Disorder and the Drugs Used to Treat It"" ; ""3. Martha's Story: Understanding and Managing Rage in Children with Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder""""4. Tom's Story: Charting a Change Strategy for a Teen with Bipolar Disorder""; ""5. Compassion Makes a Big Difference: The Empathy Factor in Children with Bipolar Disorder""; ""6. Innovative Non-Pharmacological Treatment Approaches for Bipolar Disorder, ADD, and Depression in Children""; ""II. Asperger's Syndrome and Bipolar Disorder in Teens: Managing inertia, school resistance, stimulus-craving, and lack of common sense"" ; ""7. The Hermit: Asperger's Syndrome : Helping the Brilliant, Anxious and Oppositional Child Find His Way and Express His Gifts""""8. Sean's Case: Helping a Child with the Dual Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome""; ""III. Soothing the Hurt of Tourette Syndrome and Bipolar Disorder""; ""9. Tourette Syndrome: The Wild Heart of the Restless Explorer""; ""10. A Shoulder to Scream On: How to Help Children Living with the Fiery Extremes of Tourette Syndrome and Bipolar Disorder""; ""IV. ADHD at Its Extremes"" ; ""11. A Matter of Degree: How to Know the Difference between ADHD and Bipolar Disorder"" ""V. Hard Decisions: Schools, professionals, psychiatric hospitals, and police involvement""; ""12. How to Choose the Best Neurologists, Psychiatrists, Therapists, Schools, and Teachers for the Child with Wild and Extreme Behavior""; ""13. The Hardest Decisions: How to Make Police Involvement or Psychiatric Hospitalization Part of Your Healing Plan""; ""Conclusion: When All Is Said and Done: Six Keys to Personal Wellness for Families of Children with Bipolar Disorder"" ; ""Appendix: Ten Essential Online Sites for Families of Children with Bipolar Disorder and Related Conditions"" ""References""; ""Subject Index""; ""Author Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: 'A definitve guide covering all aspects of Bipolar in children, from spotting the symptoms to getting the correct interventions to help cope with the condition. This book explains the Biological causes and helps to seperate the symptoms from those of other conditions including, Tourettes, Aspergers and ADHD, whilst acknowledging that the conditions can appear as co-morbid in some children. Full of practical help and support George Lynn discusses various case histories and how to cope as a parent, along with a guide to help the child learn strategies to live with Bipolar.'- adders.org'The autho
• Titolo autorizzato: Survival strategies for parenting children with bipolar disorder
• ISBN: 1-280-55146-1; 9786610551460; 1-84642-120-9; 1-4175-5278-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820694103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II