Site Search: search tips sitemap verify here In the Spotlight Best Children's Books (and Teens) Psychiatric Labeling Labeling People Positive Steps and Interventions Arts Therapy Self Help Psychology 16 Keys Music Psychology Coaching and Mentoring Self Help Mental Health Green Therapy Biofeedback - Neurofeedback Professional Therapies Spirituality-Psychology Psychological Disorders ADHD Help Help for Depression About Bipolar Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment of Anxiety Overcoming Panic Attacks - Naturally Sleep problems Sleep Remedies Obsessive Compulsive DisorderOCD Eating Disorders Info Schizophrenia Help Oppositional Defiant Disorder Conduct Disorder Treatment of Epilepsy Children and Youth Autism in Children Child Abuse Information Positive Parenting - 24 Steps School Psychology, Education Sport Psychology Internet Safety Pornography Effects - Addiction, Help Abortion Suicide Prevention Other Links Off-site links: ADHD Book ADHD book Radio Broadcast - Wellness Dialogues - Alternative approaches to ADHD Treatment ("Follow" to play) Best ADHD books list 100% of advertising commissions from Amazon.com and parental internet control software banners (2011), along with other funding from the AYCNP were used for providing books to schools, public libraries, and other non-profit institutions, on mental health and related topics, and for helping at-risk children and teens. Children's Mental Health Book Best Books for Children and Teens - Over 100 selections   Please send any suggestions and comments here. The Association for Youth, Children and Natural Psychology is a non-profit New Jersey corporation. Page last updated: November 13, 2010 Antidepressants and bipolar disorder Antidepressants alone are not effective in treating bipolar disorder, and studies have indicated that antidepressants combined with mood stabilizing drugs are not more effective in improving symptoms of bipolar disorder than mood stabilizing drugs alone. (Sachs, G., March 28, 2007. The New England Journal of Medicine) (Burgess, W., 2006. p.111.) Also, it is possible that antidepressants actually can make matters worse in terms of bipolar disorder. "I try not to prescribe my bipolar patients medicines in the antidepressant class because they may not help bipolar depression. If anything antidepressants can worsen bipolar depression or trigger mania and psychosis. In fact, if you look in the most common physicians' reference, the Physicians' Desk Reference,( PDR), you will find a warning about triggering mania or worsening bipolar disorder in the documentation for most antidepressants." (Ibid) (Studies indicate that antidepressants increase likelihood of suicidal thoughts in children, teens, and also adults from the ages of 18-24. Hence, there are black box warnings on antidepressants concerning increased risk of suicidal thoughts. Antidepressants doubles risk of suicidal thoughts from 2% to 4%). Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed reafirms a recent study by Zimmerman, associate professor of psychiatry at Rhode Island University. Resources: Bipolar Self Help (off-site) Best Psychology books - Natural Method - (off-site) Pages Related to Facts on Bipolar Disorder Drug Treatment About Bipolar Disorder Information and Facts Bipolar Disorder Self Help 50 Natural Ways to Overcome Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder Labeling in Psychiatry - The Medical Model of Mental Health and its Shortcomings Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed Bipolar Disorder and Children, Sharna Olfman Bipolar Disorder and Music Bipolar Disorder Treatment - Children and Teens Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed Bipolar Disorder Poem Bipolar Disorder Drug Treatmemt The Bipolar Workbook: Tools for Controlling Your Mood Swings off-site The Antidepressant Solution: A Step-by-Step Guide to Safely Overcoming Antidepressant Withdrawal, Dependence, and "Addiction" off-site

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