Comments on: Bipolar in Children Can Be Treated

By: k

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:25:42 +0000

Thank you for your comment about the solution to bipolar children. My seven year old was just diagnosed and we are on the same thought level as you. We have been dealing with his behaviors for several years and are at our wits end. Even on meds he is still having tremendous difficulty coping with everyday life. We are waiting for a bed at an intake facility to see what's next. We are very positive people but this is feeling and looking like a lost cause. Our son (seven) is continuously getting more physically and verbally aggressive – I want to kill my parents… hang in there – thank you for your insight.

By: Sophia

Sophia — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:40:47 +0000

With an outlook like that you won't find a solution. Did you medicate him at the age of 6? That could be the problem to begin with. A child'd brain is still developing at that age.

By: KM

KM — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:35:54 +0000

I'm sorry, but I have to comment because I am so sick of these overly optimistic articles about childhood bipolar disorder. My son is now 12 and was diagnosed 6 years ago. We have tried all sorts of medication/therapy combinations, numerous doctors, multiple inpatient stays, and it all comes back to the same thing…nothing works well or for very long. There are treatments, but most do not work well or successfully over the course of time. Usually, the entire family struggles and self-implodes. Even a monk could not remain unreactive to the daily storms, threats and chaos. Please stop suggesting there is a tangible solution right around the corner. It is misleading and almost insulting to parents who continually struggle with a sick child after consulting even "the best" experts and reading every book even remotely related to the topic.