Helping Parents with Bipolar Disorder

Many children report psychotic experiences (17% in 8-12 years and 8% in adolescents), which are often transient in normative development. Stay calm, encourage your children to talk about it, listen actively and provide support.

*Reference: Kelleher I et al., 2012.

We believe that parents are experts when it comes to their child. We aim to provide strategies that parents can use at home to help their children overcome their mental health problems.

Here is a comparison between ‘treating child’ and ‘supporting parents’ .

Anxiety is the most common mental health problem among children.

Offspring of parents with bipolar disorder are more likely to have childhood anxiety problems than offspring of parents without a mood disorder.

Does your child have any of the following signs of anxiety? Our research team is developing treatment strategies for children with anxiety problems in the context of parental bipolar disorder.

🔍 Do you work with parents with bipolar disorder? We want to hear from you to learn how best to support them with managing child anxiety. Can you help?

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🔍 We want to hear from parents with bipolar disorder or their partners to learn how best to support them with managing child anxiety. Can you help?

For more details, click👉 http://bit.ly/PEACH_BD_Carers, or contact👉 [email protected]