1. Difficult, Temperamental, Impossible: The Challenge of Raising a Moody Child

2. What's Wrong with My Child?

3. Why My Child?

4. The First Step in Getting Good Treatment Is Getting a Good Evaluation

II. Treatment

5. Getting the Big Picture

6. What Do Medications Offer?

7. What Should I Expect from Therapy?

III. Helping Your Child Cope

8. Ten Principles for Managing a Mood Disorder

9. Coping Skills for Moody Children

10. Mood Disorders in the School Setting: What You Need to Know to Help Your Child Cope

11. Crisis Management

IV. Helping Your Family Live with a Mood Disorder

12. How Mood Disorders Affect Family Life

13. How Can You Help Siblings?

14. How to Take Care of Yourself