• Depression in School-Age Children and Adolescents: Characteristics, Assessment and Prevention
  by Mary H. Sarafolean, PhD
  Including the two primary types of depression in children which are dysthymic disorder and major depressive disorder.
• Dr. Ivan's Depression Central
  Many links on various mood disorders.
• Mood Disorders
  Children's Hospital Boston
• Mood Disorders
  Cincinnati Children's
  Including Major Depression, Dysthymia, Bipolar Disorder, Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition, Substance Induced Mood Disorder
• Mood Disorders
  Comer Children's Hospital
  The University of Chicago
  Including Overview of Mood Disorders, Major Depression, Dysthymia, Bipolar Disorder / Manic Depression, Teen Suicide
• Mood Disorders
  Mental Health Matters
• Mood Disorders
  National Youth Network
• Overview of Mood Disorders
  Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford

• Article: Girl writes of her struggles of living with a bipolar brother
  by Joe Harless, published 10/9/07; Tampa Bay Newspapers: Pinellas County
• BPSO.org
  Bipolar Significant Others
• The Bipolar Child
  By Demitri Papolos M.D. and Janice Papolos
• Bipolar Disorder
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Bipolar Disorders Center
  This center has been created especially for parents of a child with a bipolar disorder and for adolescents with bipolar disorders.
• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
  Parent led, not for profit organization
• Educating the child with Bipolar Disorder
  Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
• Educational Issues of Children with Bipolar Disorder
  Source: Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation
• Growing Up Bipolar: Max's World
  Source: Newsweek 5/18/08
• Intense Minds Virtual Book Tour
  Virtual Book Tour of popular book for parents of a child with bipolar disorder
• Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation
• Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents
  by Anne Brown
  NARSAD Research Newsletter
• Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder.
  American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Medical Specialty Society. 1997 (revised 2007 Jan). 19 pages. NGC:005511
• The Storm In My Brain
  Online book to read to children with BD
• Rates of Bipolar Diagnosis in American Youth Jump 40-Fold Over Last Decade
  Article dated 9/1107
• Schooling Options: Public, Private, Home
  Geared towards bipolar disorder but could be helpful for others, as well.
• Understanding the Mind of Your Bipolar Child
  by Greg Lombardo, MD, Ph.D., a child psychiatrist in private practice in Manhattan and Westchester county
• What are the Differences Between Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorders?
  By Kimberly Read & Marcia Purse, About.com

• Depression in Children and Adolescents
  Source: Child Development Institute, LLC
• The Depressed Child
  DepressedChild.org
• DepressedTeens.com
  An educational site dedicated to helping teenagers and their parents and educators understand the signs and symptoms of teenage depression and provide resources for those ready to reach out and get the help they need.
• Depression
  Source: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Depression in Children and Adolescents
  Fact Sheet from National Institute of Mental Health
• Depression and Suicide in Children and Adolescents
  A Report of the Surgeon General

Cyclothymic Disorder A mood disorder within the category of bipolar disorders characterized by chronic instability of moods, with recurrent hypomanic episodes and depressive episodes. falling short of major depressive episodes. Its sub-clinical form is called cyclothymia.

• Cyclothymia: Forms of Bipolar Disorder
  By Kimberly Read & Marcia Purse, About.com
• Cyclothymic Disorder: DSM IV Criteria

See links under "General" above for more Dysthymia information.
• Depression in School-Age Children and Adolescents: Characteristics, Assessment and Prevention
  Including the two primary types of depression in children which are dysthymic disorder and major depressive disorder.
• Dysthymic Disorder
  from www.MentalHealth.com

Major Depressive Disorder

• Depression in School-Age Children and Adolescents: Characteristics, Assessment and Prevention
  Including the two primary types of depression in children which are dysthymic disorder and major depressive disorder.
• Major Depressive Disorder
  from www.allaboutdepression.com