
Please follow these links to find resources we recommend where patients, families, and providers can find more information, resources and support networks related to pediatric mood disorders.
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Resources
- The Child and Adolescent Bipolar Spectrum (CABS) Clinic at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh
- The Balanced Mind Parent Network (formerly the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation)
- The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh
- Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic’s Services for Teens at Risk (STAR) Center
- Internet Special Education Resources (ISER)
- The American Psychological Association (APA; Division 53 on children and adolescents)webpage on effective therapies for childhood mental health disorders
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) educational material on pediatric bipolar disorder
- The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resource Center for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Recommended Reading
- For Families:
- New Hope for Children and Teens with Bipolar Disorder
Boris Birmaher - Treating Depressed and Suicidal Adolescents
David Brent, MD , Kim Poling, LCSW & Tina Goldstein, PhD - For Clinicians:
- The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
David Miklowitz, PhD - Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents
Alec Miller, PsyD, Jill Rathus. PhD & Marsha Linehan, PhD