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National Institute of Mental Health. 2009. Treatment of children with mental illness: Frequently asked questions about the treatment of mental illness in children. [Rev. ed.]. Bethesda, MD: National Institute of Mental Health, 6 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet, which is geared toward parents, addresses common questions about diagnosis and treatment options for children with mental illnesses, including anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorders, depression, eating disorders, and schizophrenia. A list of resources for more information is included.

Contact: National Institute of Mental Health, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-9663, Telephone: (866) 615-6464 Secondary Telephone: (301) 443-8431 Fax: (301) 443-4279 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov Available from the website. Document Number: NIH Pub. No. 09-4702.

Keywords: Anxiety, Attention deficit disorder, Autism, Bipolar disorder, Child health, Child health, Depression, Depression, Diagnosis, Eating disorders, Mental disorders, Mental health, Schizophrenic disorders, Treatment

National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics. 2002. Genetics and major psychiatric disorders: A program for genetic counselors. Lutherville, MD: National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics, 1 CD-ROM.

Annotation: This program provides an introduction to psychiatric genetics, with a focus on the genetics of common complex disease, for genetics professionals. It provides an introduction to complex disease and an overview of psychiatry, then discusses research in psychiatric genetics, unipolar (major) depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, issues in psychiatric genetic counseling, and the future. The CD-ROM can be used on Windows and Macintosh computers.

Contact: National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics, 2360 West Joppa Road, Suite 320, Lutherville, MD 21093, Telephone: (410) 583-0600 Fax: (410) 583-0520 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nchpeg.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Bipolar disorder, CD-ROMs, Depression, Genetics, Genetics counseling, Psychiatry, Research, Schizophrenic disorders

Corfman E, ed. 1979. Families today: A research sampler on families and children—Mental illness in the family. Rockville, MD: National Institute of Mental Health, 1 v. (Science monographs (National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)); 1 [excerpts])

Annotation: This book contains these chapters from Science Matters 1, vols 1 and 2: depression and low-income, female-headed families; the mentally ill at home as a family matter; heredity and mental illness; poor family communication and schizophrenia; detection and prevention of childhood depression; new light on autism and other puzzling disorders of childhood; and basic training for parents of psychotic children.

Keywords: Autism, Children, Depression, Families, Hereditary diseases, Low income groups, Mental disorders, Schizophrenic disorders
   

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