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Inspired by her sister’s resilience, psychiatrist aspires to instill hope in others

Scope, 5/13/2020
Manpreet Singh, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, draws inspiration from her sister — who was born prematurely with congenital heart disease and Down syndrome — as she strives to instill hope in people who feel hopeless. The opinion piece is published in JAMA.

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Using Neuroscience to Evaluate and Guide Treatment for Pediatric Mood Disorders

BBRF, 5/12/2020

Research in early onset mood disorders is geared towards using neuroscience to develop interventions that alleviate symptoms, promote healthy brain development, and treat behavioral and emotional difficulties as soon as they arise. This #BBRF "Meet the Scientist" Webinar with Manpreet Singh, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the Stanford Pediatric Mood Disorders Program, considers the promise of utilizing neuroscience tools to aim for reliable and lasting improvements in symptoms for a large number of children and adolescents who experience a broad spectrum of mood problems. The presentation considers the importance of understanding and leveraging the placebo effect and measuring mechanisms of change, both in the way that treatments are configured and in the way that future clinical trials are designed.

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Parents can help build mental wellness in kids and teens at risk for bipolar

Scope, 1/21/2020
Involving parents in therapy boosts mental wellness among children and teens at risk for bipolar disorder, a Stanford-led study has found. Manpreet Singh, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the Stanford Pediatric Mood Disorders Program, is quoted. The study is also covered by US News and World Report.

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2019 Annual American Psychiatric Association Meeting

May 19th - May 22nd, 2019
The PEARL team is so proud to share these activity highlights from #APAAM19!  While at the meeting, we:

• Mentored the next generation of psychiatry researchers at the APA Research Colloquium for Junior investigators
  
• Promoted the release of our Clinical Handbook for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Mood Disorders with a "Meet the Author" Discussion Group and stimulating discussions at the meeting bookstore with faculty and adjunct faculty
  
• Presented our latest research in the poster session
  
• Taught a Master Course on the Essentials fo Clinical Psychopharmacology
  
• Dr. Singh was honored to receive the Blanche F. Ittleson Award for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

What we know about the effect of psychotropic drugs on migrant kids

TIME, 7/31/2018
A federal judge on Monday ruled that the government must obtain parental or guardian consent before administering psychotropic drugs to migrant children in its care. Manpreet Singh, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the Stanford Pediatric Mood Disorders Program, provides comment in this story.

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Stanford University Mood Disorders Center hosted the 14th Annual Mood Disorders Education Day for patients and their families, caregivers, friends, and all community members interested in mood disorders in July 2018.  The day included discussions of recent treatment advances, the neuroscience of mood disorders in adults, adolescents, and children, and the influences of genetics and environment on mood disorders. Check out the image gallery from the event below!

Dr. Manpreet K. Singh was one out of eight health experts invited to speak at this 2000-attendee community event. She presented on helping youth handle the stresses they face every day in a fast-paced and hyper-connected world. Danielle Wall, one of our lab’s clinical research coordinators, also spoke to attendees of the event at our program’s booth in the “Ask the Experts” section of the Health Matters Pavilion and enjoyed passing out our fliers, our annual program newsletter, and most importantly, our program’s stress squeeze balls shaped like brains!

Pediatric obesity, depression connected in the brain

Stanford Medicine News, 4/23/2018
Reward centers in the brains of children and teenagers who struggle with maintaining a healthy weight and are depressed show abnormalities that suggest the two conditions are neurologically connected.

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• Treating Bipolar Disorders: The State of the Science and the Art
  Terence A. Ketter, M.D.
• Update on Depression and Mixed Symptoms
  Trisha Suppes, MD, Ph.D.
• Diagnosing and Treating Children with Mood Disorders: Pragmatic Solutions to Real World Challenges
  Manpreet K. Singh, MD MS
• The Role of Cognitive Function in Late Life Depression
  Ruth O’Hara, Ph.D.
• Update on Novel Agents in Resistant Depression
  Charles DeBattista, MD
• Modulation of the Neural Circuitry Underlying Neuropsychiatric Disorders
  Nolan Williams, MD
• Neural and Depression Subtype Predictors of Antidepressant Treatment
  Leanne Williams, PhD

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development

Resources for Pediatric Onset Depression

• Health Care Alliance for Response to Adolescent Depression (HEARD Alliance)
• Project Safety Net
  
• Stanford Neurodevelopment, Affect, and Psychopathology Lab (SNAPLab)

Resources for Pediatric Onset Mania

• Stanford Adult Bipolar Clinic
• The Bipolar Research Program
• The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation is dedicated to fostering awareness, understanding and research for Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder. The Foundation is on a "Quest For The Test™" to find an empirical test for Bipolar Disorder so that early detection and intervention become a reality.

San Francisco Bay Area Support, Education, and Advocacy

• DBSA San Francisco (formerly DMDA), (415) 995-4792
• DMDA San Mateo County, (650) 595-5131
• MHA San Mateo County, (650) 368-3345
• NAMI Santa Clara County, (408) 453-0400
• NAMI San Mateo County, (650) 638-0800
• DBSA Young Adults Group, (650) 430-2909
• DBSA Palo Alto Support Group, (650) 326-6313
• DBSA Peninsula (San Mateo), (650) 299-8880

Nationwide & Online Resources

• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (847) 492-8519
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Youth Bipolar Foundation of Northern California
• National Alliance on Mental Illness, (800) 950-6264
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, (800) 826-3632
• National Mental Health America, (703) 684-7722

Local County Services

• Santa Clara County Mental Health, (800) 704-0900
• Alameda County Mental Health, (800) 491-9099
• San Mateo County Mental Health, (800) 686-0101
• Contra Costa County Mental Health, (888) 678-7277

Book Resources

• The Bipolar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Family (David J. Miklowitz PhD & Elizabeth L. George PhD)
• An Unquiet Mind (Kay Jamison PhD)
• The Childhood Bipolar Answer Book: Practical Answers to the Top 300 Questions Parents Ask (Tracy Anglada & Sheryl Hakala MD)
• The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child: A Survival Guide for Parents (Judith Lederman and Candida Fink)
•  What Works for Bipolar Kids: Help and Hope for Parents (Mani Pavuluri MD PhD and Susan Resko MM)
• New Hope for Children and Teens with Bipolar Disorder: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions (Boris Birmaher M.D. and Boris Birmaher)
• Bipolar Disorder in Childhood and Early Adolescence (Barbara Geller and Melissa P. Delbello)
• Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (Robert L. Findling, Robert A. Kowatch, and Robert M. Post)
• The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness Skills to Help You Deal with Stress (Gina Biegel MA LMFT)
• Psychotherapy for Children with Bipolar and Depressive Disorders (Mary A. Fristad, Ph.D.; Jill S. Goldberg, Arnold, Ph.D. and Jarrod Leffler, Ph.D

Online Resources

• The Balanced Mind Foundation
• Website for Children/Teens to Learn about Bipolar
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry on Practice and Parameter of Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder
• Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation
• Wrightslaw – For Information Regarding Special Education
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
• American Psychiatric Association’s Healthy Minds website for Teens about Mental Health
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Information on Support Groups

• The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
• Parents Helping Parents
• National Alliance on Mental Illness