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Runaway difficult child picked up by police - WHAT NOW?!?
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 344559" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>My 2 cents is that the bipolar should be the PRIMARY focus of any psychiatrist's attention for treating because it has the greatest potential for the most destruction. Furthermore, you may find that once the bipolar is adequately treated, the ADD-ish issues may improve as a result. Also, many of the medications used to treat ADD/ADHD can make bipolar disorder WORSE. If your psychiatrist does not have a lot of experience dealing with bipolar kids, I'd keep looking for one who does. You are in a major metropolitan area, so I would think you'd be able to find SOMEONE appropriate. Teaching hospitals are often good places for resources, as are children's hospitals. Have you looked at Scripps? Or what about UCSD:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://psychiatry.ucsd.edu/" target="_blank">http://psychiatry.ucsd.edu/</a></p><p></p><p>Based on where your son is coming home FROM, I think you really need to consider getting him in for intensive counseling ASAP, coupled with a good psychiatrist who knows bipolar and who will start low and go slow in terms of medications. And your son will need medications if bipolar is indeed the diagnosis: it is not something you can just counsel away.</p><p></p><p>Have you looked into whether there's a local NAMI chapter in your area? They often have face-to-face support groups for parents of mentally ill kids, as well as free courses that teach you the basics for the various services available for mental health in your area.</p><p></p><p>I hope you can get some really good resources lined up before your son comes home. I can't imagine being in your shoes!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 344559, member: 3444"] My 2 cents is that the bipolar should be the PRIMARY focus of any psychiatrist's attention for treating because it has the greatest potential for the most destruction. Furthermore, you may find that once the bipolar is adequately treated, the ADD-ish issues may improve as a result. Also, many of the medications used to treat ADD/ADHD can make bipolar disorder WORSE. If your psychiatrist does not have a lot of experience dealing with bipolar kids, I'd keep looking for one who does. You are in a major metropolitan area, so I would think you'd be able to find SOMEONE appropriate. Teaching hospitals are often good places for resources, as are children's hospitals. Have you looked at Scripps? Or what about UCSD: [url]http://psychiatry.ucsd.edu/[/url] Based on where your son is coming home FROM, I think you really need to consider getting him in for intensive counseling ASAP, coupled with a good psychiatrist who knows bipolar and who will start low and go slow in terms of medications. And your son will need medications if bipolar is indeed the diagnosis: it is not something you can just counsel away. Have you looked into whether there's a local NAMI chapter in your area? They often have face-to-face support groups for parents of mentally ill kids, as well as free courses that teach you the basics for the various services available for mental health in your area. I hope you can get some really good resources lined up before your son comes home. I can't imagine being in your shoes! [/QUOTE]
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