October 17, 2009

The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder

The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder by Demitri Papolos and Janice Papolos (Broadway Books).

Sure to be a hit as it promises explanations and relief to desperate parents for their very very difficult children and teens. However the bipolar diagnosis has become as broad and vague as ADHD and this book with a pseudo-scientific veneer will only encourage families to see their children as having a brain based disorder needing drugs with potentially nasty side effects.

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