Author(s): Rosalie Greenberg

Psychoses

From a leading child psychiatrist, this is a comprehensive parents' guide to understanding - and managing - paediatric bipolar disorder. Once considered an adult illness, bipolar disorder (manic depression) is the fastest growing category in child psychiatry since ADHD. But often it goes misdiagnosed, and children can be prescribed medication that only worsens the condition. Parents are desperate for someone to guide the way through this difficult time. With her twenty-five years of clinical experience, child psychiatrist Rosalie Greenberg offers families a lifeline - a book filled with sage, practical and reassuring advice for anyone struggling to help a child locate that elusive inner calm. With a revolutionary approach that sees the brilliance, the sweetness, the creativity in these kids, Dr Greenberg gathers their stories, as well as their parents' stories, to open a window onto these children who have for so long gone misunderstood. She walks readers through the different scenarios that may occur with bipolar kids, from daring manic phases to sudden periods of overwhelming sadness.