I answered on your other post. Will try again here.

Ellen,

As you and your daughter pointed out, bipolar is just a label. The important point is treatment and healing. Therapy and other forms of treatment can help and may be accepted even if not necessarily for the label "bipolar" but for specific problems in her life. Treatment CAN be accomplished even if the label is rejected.

You may also want to contact the parents at www.bpkids.org and take a look at Mark Hyman's book and blog: http://www.ultrawellness.com/blog and Wolfson's as well: http://www.itsnotmental.com