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Diagnosis Bipolar: Five Families Search for Answers

Diagnosis Bipolar: Five Families Search for Answers

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 6, 2010

Runtime

0h 48m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

62%

Original Title

Diagnosis Bipolar: Five Families Search for Answers

Production Companies

HBO, HBO Documentary Films

Director

Kate Davis

Description

Traumatized. Immobilized. Stigmatized. Families reveal the struggles, hopes and fears that arise from raising young children with Bipolar Mood Disorder. Shot over the course of 12 months, the film focuses on five sets of parents and how they handle the unique challenges of caring for their bipolar children in the shadow of depression, violence and the threat of suicide.