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Child Mental Health
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- Diagnosis/Symptoms
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Mental Illness Exacts Heavy Toll, Beginning in Youth (06/06/2005, National Institutes of Health)
- Foreign-Born Adopted Kids Adjust Well to New Home (05/24/2005, Reuters Health)
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Your Child and Medication (National Institute of Mental Health)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Center for Mental Health Services)
- Let's Talk Facts about Common Childhood Disorders (American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF
- What Every Child Needs for Good Mental Health (National Mental Health Association)
- Your Child's Mental Health: What Every Family Should Know (Center for Mental Health Services)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in: Spanish - Your Child's Mental Health: What's Up Doc? (Center for Mental Health Services)
Treatment
- Treatment
- 11 Questions to Ask Before Psychiatric Hospitalization of Your Child or Adolescent (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in: Spanish - Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents: Information for Parents and Caregivers (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Continuum of Care for Children and Adolescents (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in: Spanish - FDA Statement on Recommendations of the Psychopharmacologic Drugs and Pediatric Advisory Committees (Food and Drug Administration)
- Finding a Therapist for Your Child's Emotional or Behavioral Problem (Nemours Foundation)
- Medications (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Psychiatric Medications for Children and Adolescents Part III: Questions to Ask (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in: Spanish - Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in: Spanish - Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Your Child and Medication (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Youth in a Difficult World (Multisystemic Therapy) (National Institute of Mental Health)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Girl Power! Is Good Mental Health (Center for Mental Health Services)
Coping
- Coping
- Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Helping Children Cope with Crisis: A Guide for African American Parents (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Disease Management
- Disease Management
- Family Guide to Systems of Care for Children with Mental Health Needs (Center for Mental Health Services)
Also available in: Spanish
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Emotional Disturbance (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
Also available in: Spanish - Major Depression in Children and Adolescents (Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Reactive Attachment Disorder (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in: Spanish
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Caring for Your Child (Center for Mental Health Services)
- Children of Parents with Mental Illness (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in: Spanish - Learning From Your Childs Teacher (Center for Mental Health Services)
- Myths & Facts about Mental Health (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Also available in: Spanish - Starting School: Tips for Parents (American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF
- Talking to Kids about Mental Illness (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in: Spanish - Their House - My House: Raising Your Child in Two Different Homes (Center for Mental Health Services)
- Use of Medication in Treating Childhood and Adolescent Depression: Information for Patients and Families (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association)
- Your Childs Mental Health: Building Self-Esteem in Children (Center for Mental Health Services)
- Your Childs Mental Health: Moving: Easing the Transition (Center for Mental Health Services)
Financial Issues
- Financial Issues
- Children's Mental Health Insurance and Payment Issues (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Child Mental Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Child Mental Health (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy May Counteract Psychological Symptoms Caused by Exposure to Violence (Nemours Foundation)
- Mother's Depression Associated with Increased Risk of Child's Antisocial Behavior (American Medical Association)
- Obesity Can Be Harmful to Your Childs Mental Health; Research Shows Significant Risks, Impacts (American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF
- Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Early Brain Development (National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary of Terms: Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Center for Mental Health Services)
- Mental Health Definitions (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Directories
- Directories
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Referral Directory (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Pocket Guide to Mental Health Resources (Center for Mental Health Services)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Psychiatric Association
- Center for Mental Health Services
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Mental Health Association
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Services in School for Children with Special Needs: What Parents Need to Know (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in: Spanish