This is a collection of links to resources for Bipolar Children we've organized into a series of categories to help you be the best advocate you can be for your child with bipolar disorder, psychotic bipolar, or other emotional or behavioral problems. Please use these links to help you find information on Diagnosis and bipolar, symptoms of bipolar, IEP and educational issues and bipolar in children, Treatment of bipolar disorder and the like

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BIPOLAR Click here for links related specifically to Bipolar Disorder   OR HERE for Borderline Personality Disorder

ARTICLES  Click here to access the most up to the minute articles, medical journal reports and the like. 

PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY LINKS  Click here for links to help in finding diagnostic information; psychiatric terms glossaries; medicine information; psychiatric links; drug and other treatment information.

SCREENING TOOLS FOR MENTAL ILLNESS DISORDERS: find all sorts of different screening tools for mental illness, but PLEASE remember this does not at ALL take the place of a doctor or psychiatrist.  This is for informational purposes ONLY

MOOD CHARTS: Scroll down to find downloadable mood charts here

THINGS THAT COULD MIMIC BIPOLAR--Stuff you should rule out--click here  EPILEPSY  Click here to read about ruling out Epilepsy versus mood disorder

FIND A DOCTOR (or Therapist) scroll down a bit and click on "I agree to these conditions click here to find a doctor"   OR TRY THIS ONE (click on "Find a Doctor or Therapist"

EDUCATION click here for links related to IDEA; IEP; Special Education; Advocacy and related topics

ORGANIZATIONS Click here for Mental Health Organizations and Advocacy Groups, etc.

NUTRITIONAL INFO, ALLERGIES & ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS Click here for links on Alternative treatment options; food allergy as contributing factor; additive cause & effect theories; etc.

RESEARCH Click here for Research Programs and for Articles; and the Latest in Research

ASPERGERS SYNDROME  Click here for links regarding Aspergers and other PDD's and NVLD's

LINKS FOR CHILDREN/TEENS.  Click here for personal webpages by children & teens, books for teens, videos

CREATIVITY Click here for links to forms of expression - writing; poetry, etc. - by Bipolars

COPING & STRENGTH  Click here for links related to coping, stress management, taking care of self

BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS HELP - Click here for links related to behavioral problem intervention and help

LEGAL: Parity info; Mental Health Law; The Baker Act, Advance Directives, etc.

MISCELLANEOUS  Click here for further miscellaneous psychiatric links and for links for schizophrenia-spectrun disorders, OCD, ODD, etc.