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Resources on Specific Diagnoses

Resources and links to organizations and websites that provide information on specific diagnoses and possible options for treatment.

Children's Mental Health Facts: Children and Adolescents with Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders National Mental Health Information Center (2003) Includes descriptions of particular mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders that may occur during childhood and adolescence. National Alliance on Mental Illness A grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health aims to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. National Mental Health Information Center Provides mental health information via a toll-free telephone number, the Internet, and more than 600 publications.

Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health, Volume I, Practice Guide
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (2002)
Promotes family and community awareness among health professionals working with children and youth experiencing mental health issues. Suggestions for identifying and intervening in psychosocial problems are provided.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health
National Mental Health Information Center
Examines a broad range of emotional, behavioral, and mental health disorders that can be diagnosed. These include depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, and eating disorders.

Facts for Families
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Includes 93 fact sheets on child mental health issues in English, Spanish, German, Malaysian, Polish, Icelandic, and Arabic.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides information on prenatal exposure to alcohol which can cause a range of disorders, known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Mood Disorders (PDF - 736 KB)
Bright Futures
Includes an overview of disorders characterized by disturbances in mood, including major depressive disorders such as dysthymic and bipolar disorder.

Symptoms and Treatment of Mental Disorders
Psych Central
Examines the diagnostic criteria most commonly used in the United States by mental health professionals.

What Every Child Needs for Good Mental Health
National Mental Health Association (2007)
Provides factsheets for parents to help them meet the emotional needs of their children.

What is Infant Mental Health and Why is it Important? (PDF - 181 KB)
Louisiana State University Harris Center for Infant Mental Health (2003)
Discusses the importance of infant mental health and strategies parents can use to nurture the mental health of infants.

Updated on April 9, 2008