1. Understanding bipolar disorder
2. Difficulties with diagnosis
3. The bipolar infant : trouble settling in
4. The bipolar toddler : learning to accept no
5. The bipolar child's effect on the family
6. Going out into the world : school, separation again, and functioning in a group
7. The bipolar child from eight to twelve : entering the peer group, mastering aggression, and developing skills
8. Early adolescence and the middle school years : increasing academic demands, cognitive problems, and hormonal changes
9. Adolescence : separation, intimacy and identity formation, adolescent rebellion, and consumption disorders
10. Late adolescence : college and other moratoriums
11. Diagnoses that may accompany bipolar disorder
Attention deficit disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Oppositional defiant disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Narcissistic Personality disorder
Dissociation and bipolar disorder
13. Conclusion : bipolar disorder at the beginning of the twenty-first century
Appendix A. Common medications : a reference guide
Appendix B. How to fight weight gain in children