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By Kimberly Read & Marcia Purse, About.com

Updated June 05, 2009

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In 1999, Broadway Books released “The Bipolar Child” by Demitri Papolos, M.D. and Janice Papolos. Many parents, like me, were thrilled feeling for the first time that we were not alone. However, many researchers had concerns that this work was pushed to the mainstream before empirical research studies could adequately vet the theories put forward. Perhaps it is the balance between professional perspective and personal experience that will achieve the best outcomes for our children?

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