families of bipolar

NY Times article. Have you read it? What do you think? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/magazine/can-you-call-a-9-year-old-a-psychopath.html?pagewanted=all Snipped from the article: " Michael’s problems started, according to his mother, around age 3, shortly after his brother Allan was born...

I am new here and seriously need some help with our 12 year old son...I will try to keep it short and sweet. I just see so many parents and people out here who seem to be dealing with a lot of the same issues if not more serious. I may lose my mind soon though! We are so very concerned about our...

First of all let me say that I really, really don't want to sound like I am having a pity party for myself. One thing I hate is other people's pity. It makes me feel weak, and I am normally a pretty strong person. Lately I've been having issues with jealousy when it comes to my friends' and...

I am the step-father of a 15 year old boy who has been diagnosed Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), Bipolar, Conduct Disorder, Behavioral Disorder, ADD, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Emotional Detachment, Depression, and probably a few more. He is currently taking a mix of Lithium, Prozac, and Serequel. Our problem is...

It's not easy to get professionals to admit they were wrong. I wish more things like this would be published. http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/mood-disorders/content/article/10168/2042395?pageNumber=2

Just thought you guys might be interested - I certainly am as this is being trialed in children and adults with great results. "JBRF received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") to begin the clinical trial of a pharmaceutical agent to treat the symptoms of bipolar...

I feel like ahuge weight has been lifted since finding this forum. I am married to awonderful man and we are raising our 7 children together. I have 3 from aprevious marriage and he has 4. We both have sole custody with no involvement ofthe other biological parents. The oldest2 are adults so we...

I believe I read an article on the board recently that mentioned that some ADHDers grow out of ADHD. Just my personal opinion, but I doubt that happens. I suspect that as individuals get older, some are better at honing and adhering to learned coping skills. Reading the following article...

Greetings everyone, I hope someone will respond to this, I am new to your site, and I have been searching endlessly for some help. I have two children, my son is 6 yrold and my daughter is 8 yrold. From Sept. of 2011 till Nov. my daughter was hospitalized 4 times at different institutions. She...

Interesting, but not surprising. Bipolar Diagnoses Up in Kids: Study By LINDSEY TANNER The Associated Press September 03, 2007 A new analysis suggests there's been a huge increase in the number of U.S. children diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but experts question whether the surge is real...

So to make a really long story short.....at the age of 3 my son was diagnosed with ADHD. They tried to get me to medicate him then, but I just assumed little boys should run around and play, climb on things, take things apart, etc..... I refused medication at the time. We had gone to see a...

Hello! I'm new here and was directed to this forum from another one that I am on. I'm also new to dealing with conduct disorders. It's not that the disorder itself is new in my family, just that up until now we had just assumed his symptoms were a normal expression of stress. I'm jumping ahead...

Just wanted to say hello, first. I found this site by searching "What to do with a teen with conduct disorder." Need I say more? :knockedout: My stepson is 16, almost 17. We've had troubles with him since he was 11-ish years old, but the big picture wasn't really put together until 2009. He's...

Hi there, My name is Jenn, recently (within the last three weeks) my son was diagnosed with early onset mild conduct disorder with some signs of ODD. I have been reading a lot online about this condition and am starting to feel a bit hopeless. Is this going to be okay? Will my son have to be...

Anyone with difficult child around this age willing to share their stories and advice.I've been looking through the posts but am having a difficult time finding posts from parents of childrens with full blown Conduct Disorder. Although my difficult child has had symptoms of CD for a while she had just been diagnosed...

Im new and need some help or advice, have a 14yr old who is diagnosis with adhd, bipolar, and conduct disorder, who has now been going around telling my exhusband's best friends that my husband has been beating him up. Exhusband and his wife and me got in argument last night over it and now child...

If a 14 year old is receiving services under IDEA at school and has been diagnosed with ADHD, Conduct Disorder, Depression and Low Self Esteem would they qualify for Social Security Disability? He has behavioral problems at school as well as problems completing assignments and turning in...

a serious consideration of the autistic spectrum/Aspeberger's/Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified diagnosis for wm for years. wm fits the criteria to a tee. I've been brushed off for 5 maybe 6 years with the same story....this is all the Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) & PTSD with a bit ADHD & bipolar in the mix. Saying that, all of the interventions...

I am new here. We are undergoing testing right now for ADHD for my 5-year-old. So far she has 'conduct disturbance' and I guess I'm a little in the dark on what that diagnosis is/means. She goes in tomorrow for an EEG and more testing. What's probably more interesting is that I have...

I have a 12 year old son that has been struggling with mood disorders and depression. He has trouble staying in school without "melt downs". Last year I was called to the school often to try to calm him down. He is on medications and has now started out this school year in a similar way. He...