The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides: An Accurate Depiction of Bipolar...
Many depictions of bipolar disorder have appeared in books and films, but few (in my opinion) accurately portray the ups and downs of bipolar I disorder. Instead, they tend to capitalize on...
View ArticleConcerta and mania
A reader asked:Hello. I have a 13 years old girl with bipolar disorder and ADHD. She eat 10mg Abiliffy,400mg Lamictal, loette and 54mg Concerta can all this medisin been eating to getter? i worry about...
View ArticleLithium toxicity
A reader asked:After 3 years of medications for bipolar with ADD component...my daughter 17 1/2 is still not stable with the recent addition to lithium, seroquel and trileptal. Is there a place where...
View Article8 year old with Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
A reader asked:My 8 yr old daughter has bipolar nos. She has been admitted to a phosp for a 72 hour hold. She is on resperidol and depakote. Are there any clinical studies being conducted that she can...
View ArticleText messaging: a new approach to tracking mood states
This is an article about our work with Oxford University, in which people with bipolar disorder took part in a 5-session psychoeducatioonal therapy and kept track of their highs and lows through daily...
View ArticleSocial Functioning in Kids with Bipolar Disorder
This article reviews the research literature on "social cognition" (how the mind thinks about social relationships) in kids with bipolar disorder.
View ArticleMood instability at home but not at school
A reader asked:My son was recently diagnosed with mood dysregulation.....our biggest problem is that he presents differently in school....he is very socially anxious and mimics normal to the best of...
View ArticleChild with anger and sadness
A reader wrote:My 11 yr old son has an appt on Tuesday for an evaluation. He has been experiencing profound sadness, crying, anger in the last months, and feeling like everyone hates him so be hates...
View ArticleChildren with Severe Mood Dysregulation
A reader asked:My son was dıagnosed severe mood dysregulatıon he is 8 years old and uses Abilify 5 MG a day for about 2 years. He has side effects...lower leg pain, hyponutremia, etc. What can we...
View ArticleBipolar disorder and autism spectrum disorders (April 20, 2014)
A reader asked:Do you think it is common for a young person with the emotional volatility associated with Asperger's (or, as it is now included in the more general, Autistic Spectrum Disorder) to be...
View ArticleAntidepressants and Hypomania
Question from a reader:This question is concerning a 20 year old male who has been suffering with depression since (at least) high school. He was prescribed Zoloft at increasing dosages of 25, 50, and...
View ArticlePreteen with ADHD and Mood Disorder
A reader asked:"I am considering adopting a preteen with ADHD (controlled with focalin for focus in school) and mood disorder, which does not require medication, reportedly. The child is described as...
View ArticleGetting Information about childhood bipolar disorder
A reader asked:As a mental health clinician and grandmother of a 19 year old diagnosed with BiPolar at age 16, please tell me where I may seek professional training of this diagnosis/treatment, and to...
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