Resources

Online Resources

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016-3007 202-966-7300

Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
820 Davis Street, Suite 520 Evanston, IL 60201 1-847-492-8519

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
730 N. Franklin Street, Suite 501 Chicago, Illinois 60654-7225 1-800-826-3632

Organizations

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 308
Plantation, FL 33317
(305) 587-4599

Colorado ADD Advocacy Group
8091 South Ireland Way
Aurora, CO 80016
(303) 690-7548

Books

For Children Aged 4 to 9 Years

The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation
875 N. Michigan Avenue Suite 3100 Chicago, IL 60611 1-888-944-4408

Brandon and the Bipolar Bear: A Story for Children with Bipolar Disorder
by Tracy Anglada

Matt the Moody Hermit Crab by Caroline McGee Please Don't Cry, Mom by Helen DenBoer

For Children Aged 9 to 12 Years

Bipolar Teen by David Miklowitz

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Ups and Downs: How to Beat the Blues and Teen Depression
by Susan Klebanoff and and Ellen Luborsky

For Young Adults

Bipolar Disorder by Judith Peacock • The Bipolar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Family
by David J. Miklowitz and Elizabeth L. George

Coping with Depression by Sharon Carter and Lawrence Clayton

Depression by Alvin Silverstein

Depression Is the Pits, But I'm Getting Better: A Guide For Adolescents
by E. Jane Garland

Everything You Need To Know about Bipolar Disorder and Manic Depressive Illness by Michael A. Sommers

Intense Minds by Tracy Anglada

Mind Race: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Bipolar

Disorder by Patrick E. Jamieson, Ph.D.

When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens
by Bev Cobain

For Adults

Adolescent Depression: A Guide for Parents by Francis Mondimore

Bipolar Disorders: A Guide to Helping Children and Adolescents by Mitzi Waltz

The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide To Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder by Demitri F. Papolos

Depression in the Young: What We Can Do to Help Them by Trudy Carlson

Helping Your Teenager Beat Depression: A Problem-Solving Approach for Families
by Katharina Manassis and Anne Marie Levac

"Help Me, I'm Sad": Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Childhood and Adolescent Depression by David G. Fassler and Lynne S. Dumas

Lonely, Sad and Angry: A Parent's Guide to Depression in Children and Adolescents by Barbara D. Ingersoll

Book for siblings
Turbo Max: A Story For Siblings of Bipolar Children by T. Anglada

Should I Stay or Should I Go?
How Controlled Separation(CS) Can Save Your Marriage
Author – Lee Raffel, MSW
ISBN 0-8092-2513-1