We are all anxiously awaiting Tracy Anglada's new book. Below is sneek peek from The Childhood Bipolar Disorder Answer Book (coming August '08) Chapter 6 Learning and Development Question 2. What Areas of the Brain May Show Abnormalities in Childhood Bipolar Disorder? Most of you are familiar with the downloadable handout "Brain Abnormalities Associated with Bipolar Disorder." When this document was developed there were very few brain imaging results unique to children with bp so the document broadly covered abnormalities that have been associated with bipolar disorder in general. For our new book, The Childhood Bipolar Disorder Answer Book, Dr. Hakala and I revisited this important aspect of the illness using only studies done that were specific to childhood onset. In this way we hope to reflect the most specific and up to date information. We poured over study after study to compile the data. Thanks to a suggestion from our editor, we also put it into a format that will help teachers and parents easily see the function of each area of the brain affected. I have to say that I am proud of the results (and tired from the work)! In fact, I'm so excited that I couldn't wait to share this info. Even though there may be future editing changes, I got special permission from our publisher Sourcebooks, Inc. to make this pre-release version available to you!! It is a fabulous document to take to teachers in order to demonstrate the physical nature of the illness. Please download and print your copy today...and share the knowledge!