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What wouldn’t you do to save your child?

Submitted by Jean Davidson Meister on Saturday, June 19, 2010 - 6:00am

At a recent parent forum at my suburban high school, a drug counselor estimated that half of the students use drugs and alcohol at least occasionally, and half of those become frequent or daily, users. The next speaker was a young woman who spoke eloquently about beginning drug and alcohol use at 14, buying everything from marijuana to heroin in and around the high school, and leaving school at 18 with no diploma and no prospects. Miraculously, 3 years later, she is sober and picking up the pieces of her life.

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The Balanced Mind Foundation Expert Chat: David Miklowitz, Ph.D, Author of Bipolar Disorder: A Family Focused Treatment Approach

February 18, 2008

Nanci-The Balanced Mind Foundation
I am very pleased to welcome today’s guest, David Miklowitz, PhD.. He is the author of “Bipolar Disorder: A Family Focused Treatment Approach”, “The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide” and “The Bipolar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Family” as well as numerous research articles. Dr. Miklowitz’ research focuses on family environmental factors and family psychoeducational treatments for adult-onset and childhood-onset bipolar disorder.

Nanci-The Balanced Mind Foundation 
Dr. Miklowitz would you like to make any opening remarks to our group?

David Miklowitz PhD
It's a pleasure to be here. I'm ready whenever you are - just to say I'm a big fan of The Balanced Mind Foundation!

Nanci-The Balanced Mind Foundation
Thank you! Perhaps you could start out by talking a little about your new book “The Bipolar Teen”?

David Miklowitz PhD
Sure - we just published a new book called "The Bipolar Teen." This book is intended for parents of the 12-18 set who are often struggling not only with the disorder but trying to distinguish being a teen from being a bipolar teen. The book focuses on coping strategies, especially those to use when a kid is cycling into mania or depression

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