Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

  • The following articles are from a web site developed by American Academy of Child and Adolescent Pschiatry - AACAP.
    • Conduct Disorders
      • "Conduct disorder" is a complicated group of behavioral and emotional problems in youngsters. Children and adolescents with this disorder have great difficulty following rules and behaving in a socially acceptable way. They are often viewed by other children, adults and social agencies as "bad" or delinquent, rather than mentally ill.
    • The Depressed Child
      • Not only adults become depressed. Children and teenagers also may have depression, which is a treatable illness. Depression is defined as an illness when the feelings of depression persist and interfere with a child or adolescent’s ability to function.
    • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents
      • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), usually begins in adolescence or young adulthood and is seen in as many as 1 in 200 children and adolescents. OCD is characterized by recurrent obsessions and/or compulsions that are intense enough to cause severe discomfort. Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are unwanted and cause marked anxiety or distress.
    • The Anxious Child
      • All children experience anxiety. Anxiety in children is expected and normal at specific times in development. If anxieties become severe and begin to interfere with the daily activities of childhood, such as separating from parents, attending school and making friends, parents should consider seeking the evaluation and advice of a child and adolescent psychiatrist.
    • Bedwetting
      • Most children begin to stay dry at night around three years of age. When a child has a problem with bedwetting (enuresis) after that age, parents may become concerned.
    • Bipolar Disorder -- Manic Depression
      • Teenagers with Bipolar Disorder may have an ongoing combination of extremely high (manic) and low (depressed) moods. Highs may alternate with lows, or the person may feel both extremes at the same time.
    • Bullying
      • Bullying is a common experience for many children and adolescents. Surveys indicate that as many as half of all children are bullied at some time during their school years, and at least 10% are bullied on a regular basis.
    • Discipline
      • Children do not always do what parents want. When a child misbehaves, the parent must decide how to respond. All children need rules and expectations to help them learn appropriate behavior. How does a parent teach a child the rules and, when those rules are broken, what should parents do?
    • Teenagers with Eating Disorders
    • Panic Disorder in Children and Teens
      • All children and adolescents experience stressful events which can affect them both emotionally and physically. Their reactions to stress are usually brief, and they recover without further problems. A child or adolescent who experiences a catastrophic event may develop ongoing difficulties known as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
    • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
      • All children and adolescents experience stressful events which can affect them both emotionally and physically. Their reactions to stress are usually brief, and they recover without further problems. A child or adolescent who experiences a catastrophic event may develop ongoing difficulties known as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
    • Schizophrenia
      • Schizophrenia is a medical illness that causes strange thinking, strange feelings, and unusual behavior. It is an uncommon psychiatric illness in children and is hard to recognize in its early phases.
    • Understanding Violent Behavior in Children and Adolescents
      • There is a great concern about the incidence of violent behavior among children and adolescents. This complex and troubling issue needs to be carefully understood by parents, teachers, and other adults.
  • Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
    • An organization helping to improve services for children and youth with emotional and behavioral problems.
  • Does my child have an emotional or behavioral disability?
    • Among all the dilemmas facing a parent of a child with emotional or behavioral problems, the first question-whether the child's behavior is sufficiently different to require a comprehensive evaluation by professionals-may be the most troublesome of all. Even when a child exhibits negative behaviors, members of a family may not all agree on whether the behaviors are serious.
  • Parenting the Special Needs Child: Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Prevention Research and the IDEA Discipline Provisions: A Guide for School Administrators
    • This is a good document for helping schools to create a systematic solution to discipline.
  • Resources on Bullying and Bullying Prevention
    • Lots of good books and web site suggestions.
  • School-wide Approaches to Prevention of Antisocial Behavior
  • School-wide Behavioral Management Systems
  • Survival Tips if Your Child is Being Bullied
  • What Can Be Done to Prevent School Failure and Antisocial Behavior
  • What is a Functional Assessment?
    • This from a good parent advocacy organization and explains what a team should do when trying to determine what function a particular behavior may have for the child.
  • What is a manifest determination meeting?
    • Manifest determination hearings follow disciplinary actions by the school that result in expulsion or a changing in placement. This article helps explain the process and gives an example to help understand this process.
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