| Description |
xii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Understanding Your Chid's Problems -- 1. Difficult, Temperamental, Impossible: The Challenge of Raising a Moody Child -- 2. What's Wrong with My Child? -- 3. Why My Child? -- 4. The First Step in Getting Good Treatment Is Getting a Good Evaluation -- Pt. II. Treatment -- 5. Getting the Big Picture -- 6. What Do Medications Offer? -- 7. What Should I Expect from Therapy? -- Pt. III. Helping Your Child Cope -- 8. Ten Principles for Managing a Mood Disorder -- 9. Coping Skills for Moody Children -- 10. Mood Disorders in the School Setting: What You Need to Know to Help Your Child Cope -- 11. Crisis Management -- Pt. IV. Helping Your Family Live with a Mood Disorder -- 12. How Mood Disorders Affect Family Life -- 13. How Can You Help Siblings? -- 14. How to Take Care of Yourself |
| Summary |
"Dr. Mary Fristad and Dr. Jill Goldberg Arnold have guided hundreds of families through the difficult journey of evaluating children for depression and bipolar disorder and finding treatments that really work. These trusted child psychologists know the pain kids endure when moodiness gets out of control and the frustration of parents at their wits' end. Now Dr. Fristad and Dr. Goldberg Arnold translate their decades of successful research and therapeutic work into a detailed roadmap for teaching your moody child to get along better in the world. Loads of realistic examples bring to life the many faces of mood problems and illustrate step-by-step strategies."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-254) and index |
| Subject |
Depression in children.
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Manic-depressive illness in children.
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Depression in children -- Popular works.
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Manic-depressive illness in children -- Popular works.
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| Genre/Form |
Ebook
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| Author |
Goldberg-Arnold, Jill S.
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| LC no. |
2003010339 |
| ISBN |
157230930X hardcover |
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1572308710 paperback alkaline paper |
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