Today I’ll address some more of the questions you’ve emailed me. As a reminder, I can only answer general questions, so I need to paraphrase some of your questions.A reader expressed concern about custody issues regarding a spouse that may be suffering from bipolar disorder. This reflects on previous discussions (see Children and Bipolar... Read more
Are Children Negatively Affected by a Parent with Bipolar Disorder?
Recently a reader asked about possible risks to children being raised by someone with bipolar disorder. In general, children’s emotional growth and development can be impaired if they are raised by someone with any major mental illness. Some of the best studies concern unipolar... Read more
Readers have commented on and asked follow-up questions about my July 3, 2006 entry on Children and Bipolar Disorder. Some expressed sadness that children’s lives have become more complicated and stressful. While this may be true, it is not clear that there are more children with bipolar disorder than in the past. Instead, it is likely that... Read more
Overmedicated or undermedicated?Thanks for all your warm comments and interesting questions over the last two months! I can’t answer them all, and I can’t safely comment on individual treatment plans, but I will continue to answer your questions in this column and use them as a way to start further discussions. As a follow-up to my last column... Read more
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