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• Health: Child Health: Information and Advice: Mental Health  (8)
• Health: Mental Health: Disorders: Child and Adolescent  (375)
• Health: Teen Health  (61)
• Kids and Teens: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Bipolar Disorder  (13)

• Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation - Thorough coverage of illness, including education and legal issues. Provides message boards, chat room.

  Angels From The Heavens For parents of children with illness and/or ADHD. Includes personal accounts and writings. http://members.tripod.com/talon28-ivil/

  Bipolar Affective Disorder in Children and Adolescents Discusses causes, symptoms, medications, and side effects. Provides brief patient histories. http://www.klis.com/chandler/pamphlet/bipolar/bipolarpamphlet.htm

  Bipolar Children and Teens Parents share personal accounts, links. http://hometown.aol.com/DrgnKpr1/BPCAT.html

  Bipolar Disorder in Children Looks at difference between this illness and ADHD in children. http://www.additudemag.com/medical.asp?DEPT_NO=505&SUB_NO=3

  Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents Solicits volunteers for research studies currently being conducted by NIMH. http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/mood/bipolar-ch

  Bipolar Kids Fact sheet about this illness in children touches upon ADHD. http://www.connectingwithkids.com/tipsheet/2002/82_jul24/bipolar.html

  Bipolar Parents List Provides sign-up for email discussion group, newsletter. http://www.kkorner.net/bipolarparents/

  Facts About Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder Fact sheet details symptoms, treatment, prognosis. (NAMI) http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=13107

  Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation Nonprofit dedicated to research into etiology of this illness. http://www.bpchildresearch.org

  Parenting Bipolar Children Links cover various aspects of illness, message board. http://parentsofbpkids.freeservers.com/index.html

  Seeking the Key to the Best Medication for Every Bipolar Child An article by Russell Scheffer, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, who is studying the effects of medications on bipolar children. http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002716.html

  Bipolar Disorder Can Affect Young Children, May Co-Exist With ADHD Article summarizes recent findings. (April 28, 2000) http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/1cee02.htm

  Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents Article reviews obstacles, needed improvements. (May 1, 1996) http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p960531.html