Re: Bipolar kids - resources

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm part of the Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation. It began nationally,

and is now international. The website is at bpkids.org, and there's tons of

information and resources both on the site and referrals available through

the professional relations volunteers at CABF.

Unfortunately, lots of our kids have diagnoses of bipolar and OCD and other

disorders that may be related. There will soon be a page on the bpkids.org

website on comorbid conditions, including OCD. Especially troublesome is that

the usual medication treatment for OCD, SSRI's, could exacerbate the manic

aspect of bipolar.

The bpkids.org can be a resource for issues that involve both bipolar and OCD

kids, such as IEP's, 504 accommodations, etc.

-

in California

In a message dated 12/15/01 5:04:01 AM Pacific Standard Time,

cpitonyak@... writes:

> Hi - Does anyone know of a child/adolescent psychiatrist, clinic,

> something... in the Virginia area (even neighboring states would be ok)

> with

> particular expertise with bipolar disorders? A family in our area is in

> dire

> need and there are absolutely no resources in our rural area of the

> southwestern part of the state. Seems to me that Joni is from Virginia but

> I

> may have that wrong. Tennessee, West VA, NC, anywhere reasonably close

> would

> be great. Or a good website that might be a resource???? Thanks. Cyndi

> in

> VA

>

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