I’ve been involved with The Balanced Mind Foundation for more than eight years: first as a member of the Board of Directors, and as Development Director for the last two. I found The Balanced Mind Foundation for the same reason as most of you – I am the parent of a child with bipolar disorder. 

My son, Gus, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age eleven, less than a year after my husband died from pancreatic cancer. Needless to say, our lives were turned upside down and the next several years were very tough. Gus’s symptoms grew worse and he ended up being hospitalized four times within a period of 2 ½ years.

This is an article by a parent about her child's response to mood stabilizers.