Posted by zzzz7 on October 25, 2009, at 0:52:43
In reply to Initial treatment for 1st time bipolar depression, posted by psych chat on October 24, 2009, at 23:35:37
I'm really sorry to hear about this. It must be really hard for a parent to see a child suffer with mental illness.
Is the question concerning non-drug treatments for BP? That's difficult. Getting enough sleep and exercise can help reduce the onset of mania, but it's really hard without drug treatment to manage many BP cases well.
If you can get him to try medications, first-line drugs include anticonvulsants (like Lamictal) and anti-psychotics (like Seroquel).
You or your son might find Kay Jamison's _An Unquiet Mind_ helpful.
She's a researcher in neuroscience and has BP herself.
Good luck to you.
You might read or give him
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