Child and Adolescent Mental Health
The
future of our country depends on the mental health and strength of
our young people. However, many children have mental health problems
that interfere with normal development and functioning. In the U.S.
today, one in ten children suffer from a mental disorder severe
enough to cause some level of impairment.
The mental disorders affecting children and adolescents include the
following:
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, ADD)
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Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
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Bipolar Disorder
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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Depression
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Eating Disorders
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Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia
Related Information
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Treatment
o Treatment
of Children with Mental Disorders
o Your
Child and Medication
o
Information about medications
o
Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents: Information
for Parents and Caregivers
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Children
and Violence
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Clinical Trials
Research Reports and Collaborations
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Child and Adolescent Research Consortium
· Child
Abuse and Neglect Working Group
· Preventing
Child & Adolescent Mental Disorders: Research Roundtable on Economic
Burden and Cost Effectiveness
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Blueprint for Change: Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
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Surgeon General Reports
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"Children and Mental Health", Chapter Three from
Mental Health: Report of the Surgeon General
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Youth Violence
o Report
of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health: A
National Action Agenda
News and Updates
· America's
Children: Parents Report Estimated 2.7 Million Children with
Emotional and Behavioral Problems
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NIMH Research on Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study
(TADS): Combination Treatment Most Effective in Adolescents with
Depression
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Imaging Study Shows Brain Maturing
Publications/Resource
Materials
Read, print, or order NIMH booklets, fact sheets, and other
publications on child and adolescent mental health such as:
Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders
A booklet with answers to frequently asked questions about the
treatment of mental disorders in children—includes a medications
chart.
Your Child and Medication
A fact sheet that describes what parents need to know about their
children's medications.
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