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Children and Teens
Websites
Thorough coverage of illness, including education and legal issues. Provides message boards, chat room.
http://www.bpkids.org/
Parents share personal accounts, links.
http://hometown.aol.com/DrgnKpr1/BPCAT.html
Discusses causes, symptoms, medications, and side effects. Provides brief patient histories.
http://www.klis.com/chandler/pam...hlet/bipolar/bipolarpamphlet.htm
Fact sheet details symptoms, treatment, prognosis. (NAMI)
http://www.nami.org/helpline/bipolar-child.html
Links cover various aspects of illness, message board.
http://parentsofbpkids.freeservers.com/index.html
Nonprofit dedicated to research into etiology of this illness.
http://www.bpchildresearch.org
Article summarizes recent findings.
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/1cee02.htm
Looks at difference between this illness and ADHD in children.
http://www.additudemag.com/medical.asp?DEPT_NO=505&SUB_NO=3
Solicits volunteers for research studies currently being conducted by NIMH.
http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/mood/bipolar-ch
Fact sheet about this illness in children touches upon ADHD.
http://www.connectingwithkids.co...sheet/2002/82_jul24/bipolar.html
Article reviews obstacles, needed improvements.
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p960531.html
For parents of children with illness and/or ADHD. Includes personal accounts and writings.
http://pages.ivillage.com/talon28/
Provides sign-up for email discussion group, newsletter.
http://www.kkorner.net/bipolarparents/
Aimed at parents of bipolar children, includes chat room.
http://www.bpkeepers.org/index.html
For parents of children with illness and/or ADHD. Includes personal accounts and writings.
http://members.tripod.com/talon28-ivil/