Robert Morgenstein, DDS, pediatric dentist
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195. Teens: Love, Relationships, and S-E-X
Amy G. Miron, M.S., and Charles D. Miron, Ph.D., sex educators and certified sex therapists
192. Raising Multiracial Kids
Donna Jackson Nakazawa, journalist, author, Does Anybody Else Look Like Me? A Parent’s Guide to Raising Multiracial Children
191. Kids and Chores
Charles Flatter, Ed.D., Chair, Department of Human Development/Institute for Child Study, University of Maryland
190. Gender Variance
Catherine Tuerk, M.A., R.n., C.S., clinical specialist in adult psychiatric and mental health nursing, with a psychotherapy private practice
Edgardo Menvielle, M.D., MSHS, child and adolescent psychiatrist at Children’s National Medical Center; faculty at George Washington University School of Medicine
RESOURCES ON GENDER VARIANCE
Outreach Program for Children with Gender-Variant Behaviors and Their Families
At Children’s National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010
202-884-2504
Call to request booklet:
If You Are Concerned About Your Child’s Gender Behaviors: A Guide for Parents. (Booklet also available in Spanish)
Also call or e-mail re: parent list-serve where parents can post and read messages from other parents and moderators: Pcgroup@cnmc.org
Web site: www.dcchildrens.com/gendervariance
PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians, Gays National site: http://www.pflag.org
189. The Adolescent Brain
Jay N. Giedd, M.D., child and adolescent psychiatrist, Chief, Brain Imaging, Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health
188. Bipolar Disorder
Ellen Leibenluft, M.D., child and adolescent psychiatrist, Chief, Unit on Affective Disorders in the Pediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, National Institute of Mental Health
RESOURCES on Bipolar Disorder
Books:
An Unquiet Mind, by Kay Redfield Jamison, M.D. (Find it at Amazon.com)
Research:
National Institute of Mental Health
301-496-8381
Note: participants in research programs do not have to live in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
www.nimh.nih.gov/studies
Web Sites:
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation www.bpkids.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill www.nami.org
187. Body Image
Darlene M. Atkins, Ph.D., Director, Eating Disorders Clinic, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center
RESOURCES on Body Image
Books:
Mary Pipher, Ph.D. Reviving Ophelia, Hunger Pains
Videos:
Jean Kilbourne “Killing Us Softly,†“Slim Hopesâ€
Free catalogue of available resources:
Gurze Books
1-800-756-7533
www.bulimia.com