Links on Mental Health and Related Topics
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Autism, Asperger’s Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Family Matters, Child and Adolescent Development, & Common Childhood Concerns
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Great Links for Kids & Parents (fun, internet, homework help, educational, etc.)
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Of General Interest
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Facts for Families Index and links to over 60 articles on various topics related to kids, child rearing, and psychiatric issues in children and adolescents.
- National Institute of Mental Health homepage for public information
- Mental Health information from the Knowledge Exchange Network of the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
- Medline Plus Mental Health
- Internet Mental Health
- Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Getting Help
- What is Psychotherapy For Children and Adolescents?
- Choosing The Right Mental Health Therapist
- Know Your Health Insurance Benefits
- Making Decisions About Substance Abuse Treatment for children and adolescents
Normal Child Development
- Your Adolescent and Your Child: Emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development of children and adolescents, from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Medline Plus: Child Development
ADHD
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder from the National Institute of Mental Health
- Questions & Answers from the National Institute of Mental Health
- Home page for C.H.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Children Who Can't Pay Attention from AACAP Facts for Families
- Diagnosis & Treatment of ADHD from the American Medical Association
- Controversial Treatments for ADHD
- ADHD Resources
- ADHD in Adults
- Strattera: A new, once-daily medication for the treatment of ADHD
Learning Disabilities
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Depression
- Depression Facts from the National Institute of Mental Health
- Depressed Children
- Depression.com
- Depression Links to everything you could possibly want to know about depression
- How Psychotherapy Helps People Recover From Depression
- Depression Can Break Your Heart
- Home page for the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
Bipolar Disorder
- What is Bipolar Disorder?
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- Bipolar Disorder in Children
- Child & Adolescent Bipolar Disorder from NIMH
- Manic-Depressive Illness in Teens from AACAP Facts for Families
- Medline Plus: Bipolar Disorder
Suicide
- In Harm's Way: Suicide in America
- Suicide Prevention: What to do
- Teen Suicide from AACAP Facts for Families
- Teen Suicide
Anxiety Disorders
- Panic Disorder
- National Institute of Mental Health Anxiety Disorders home page
- Does this sound like you?
- Anxiety Disorders
- The Anxious Child
- Panic Disorder in Children and Adolescents
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America homepage
- Social Anxiety Disorder (also known as Social Phobia)
- Social Anxiety Association
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder brochure from the National Institute of Mental Health
- Step on a Crack …
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents from AACAP Facts for Families
Selective Mutism
Autism, Asperger’s Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
- National Institute of Mental Health Autism web page
- Asperger’s Disorder from AACAP Facts for Families
- The Autistic Child from AACAP Facts for Families
- Yale University Asperger's home page
- A controlled study of treatment with Secretin for Autism
- Asperger's Association of New England
Tic Disorders
- Tourette Syndrome Association
- Tic Disorders from AACAP Facts for Families
- Medline Plus: Tourette Syndrome
Eating Disorders
Schizophrenia
- NIMH Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia in Children from AACAP Facts for Families
Medications
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From AACAP Facts for Families
Psychiatric Medication for Children Part I: How Medications Are Used
Psychiatric Medications for Children Part II: Types of Medications
Psychiatric Medications for Children Part III: Questions to Ask - Antidepressants and Suicidal Thoughts
- Adderall & Sudden Death
- National Institute of Mental Health brochure: Medications
- Medline Plus Drug Information
- Psychiatric Medications, a comprehensive listing of specific medications
- Strattera: A new medication for ADHD
- Strattera & liver injury
- Search for more information on any medication by typing in medication name here:
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Substance Abuse
- Information and Resources for Parents, including tips for talking with your kids about drugs, from the American Council for Drug Education
- More Information and Resources for Parents, and Information for Teens, from The Partnership for a Drug-Free America
- Teens: Alcohol and Other Drugs from AACAP Facts for Families
- Marijuana
- Making Decisions About Substance Abuse Treatment
- Stop Smoking
- Information on Common Drugs of Abuse from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Alcoholism information from Medline Plus
Sleep
- Sleep-Smart Tips for Teens
- Sleep Pointers For Parents of Teens
- Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Apnea
- Children's Sleep Problems
- Sleepnet
- National Sleep Foundation Home Page
- Study Finds Sleep Inadequate in American Children
Children and the Media
- Children and TV Violence from AACAP Facts for Families
- Children and Watching TV from AACAP Facts for Families
- Psychiatric Effects of Media Violence
- Smart Guide to Kid's TV
- Effects of TV on the Developing Brain
- Television and the Family
- AAP Statement on Children and Media Violence
- SafeKids.com, a family guide to making the Internet fun, safe and productive
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Family Matters, Child and Adolescent Development, & Common Childhood Concerns
- Your Child's Development: Information on communicating with your child, growth, and fitness
- Child Health & Safety
- Nutrition
- Adoptive Parents Resources
- Divorced Parents Resources
- Bedwetting
- Children and Divorce
- Divorce
- Children and Family Moves
- Children and Firearms
- Children and Grief
- Children and Lying
- Children and Sports
- Children and The News
- Children and TV Violence
- Children and Watching TV
- Children of Alcoholics
- Children of Parents with Mental Illness
- Children Online
- Children Who Steal
- Children Who Won't Go to School
- Children with Learning Disabilities
- Children's Sleep Problems
- Children's Threats: When are they serious?
- Discipline
- Foster Care
- Gay And Lesbian Adolescents
- Helping Teenagers with Stress
- Home Alone Children
- Homework: Helping your grade-schooler
- Homework: Helping your teen
- Know When to Seek Help for Your Child
- Lead Exposure
- Making Day Care a Good Experience
- Normal Adolescent Development - Late High School Years and Beyond
- Normal Adolescent Development - Middle School and Early High School Years
- Parenting: Preparing for Adolescence
- Problems with Soiling and Bowel Control
- Stepfamily Problems
- Talking to Your Kids About Sex
- The Adopted Child
- The Child with a Long-Term Illness
- The Influence of Music and Rock Videos
- Tobacco and Kids
- Understanding Violent Behavior in Children & Adolescents
- Who can be contacted to seek Help for Your Child
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Miscellaneous Links (Most of these are from MedLine Plus, a service of the National Library of Medicine)
- Bereavement
- Child Abuse
- Child Safety
- Children's Health
- Children's Page
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Death and Dying
- Family Issues
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache and Migraine
- Health Insurance
- Health Statistics
- Impotence
- Managed Care
- Nutrition
- Obesity
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Reproductive Health (General)
- Speech & Communication Disorders
- Stepfamilies see Family Issues
- Stress
- Toilet Training and Bedwetting
- Weight Loss/Dieting
- Women's Health (General)
Great Links for Kids and Parents
- National Geographic On-Line
- Fifty great sites for parents and kids from the American Library Association
- Parent Soup
- BrainPOP.com
- Homework Helper