Word: bipolarity
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Janis Adams, an electric-company employee in Waynesville, Mo., knows her local mental-health system well. Her son Caleb Quesenberry, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, has been in and out of hospitals for a decade. Caleb, now 13, would routinely visit the hospital for a week or so, be stabilized and then go home. But in the fall of 2001, after he grabbed two knives and threatened to kill himself and his mother when she asked him not to watch a cartoon, Adams realized that Caleb needed more intensive care...
...given copies of this article to my child's teachers, aunts, uncles and grandparents and, most important, to my child. Medication and therapy are the key starting points for treatment, but public education to correct the stigma associated with mental illness will help bring acceptance for bipolar and similar disorders. We need funds for research that will make the lives of these kids and their families hopeful and prosperous. ABIGAIL BULKLEY ROBERTS Hatfield, Mass...
...anyone looked at the role nutrition plays in bipolar disorder? With all the sweets and soft drinks children consume, it's hardly a surprise that they're running around in circles. I see kids as young as 9 frequenting the espresso carts that are on nearly every corner in my town. No wonder aggressive behavior is so prevalent. A change in diet may not cure these kids, but it would certainly go a long way toward alleviating the mood swings they experience. LORNA WOLVIN Rogue River...
...call bipolar a disease, not a disorder, because it can kill. If I had known all the facts sooner, my daughter might still be alive. I hope that every doctor in the country will read this article. LORRAINE A. GFELLER Fairfield, Conn...
Your article enraged me. I have several friends who have taken their two-year-olds to the doctor because they were afraid the kids could be bipolar. Hasn't anyone heard of the terrible twos? NICOLE CLARK Hayward, Calif...