Bipolar disorder in kids

Worried about bipolar disorder in kids? Protect your child with expert online screening. Imagine if your child had asthma or diabetes. You would get a reliable diagnosis and seek out the best profesional care!

Unfortunately it is much more difficult to diagnose a bipolar child - no simple blood test or brain scan is available yet. However, bipolar disorder and children is an issue of huge community concern.

The bipolar child is complex and may appear to be like any other kid with "issues":

1. Angry

2. Depressed

3. Anxious

4. Obsessive

5. A poor sleeper

6. Stressed

7. Language or learning problems

8. Aches and pains.

These are all clues or signposts, but even the presence of every one of the above may not mean your child is bipolar!

The only way to be sure of diagnosis is to consult a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist.

Private, reliable online screening

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Although the ideal is a personal consulation with a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, it is possible to get private and reliable online screening as a useful first step. The Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation (JBRF) offer parents, physicians, and other mental health professionals a concise screening inventory developed by Demitri Papolos, M.D.

Dr Papolos is the co-author of the highly acclaimed book, "The Bipolar Child".

According to Dr Papolos and the JBRF:

"The Child Bipolar Questionnaire (CBQ) is a reliable and sensitive diagnostic indicator for childhood-onset bipolar disorder . . . "

"The Child Bipolar Questionnaire is available free of charge to all. Once completed, the answers to the questions can be printed out and taken to the diagnosing or treating professional."

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