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Mental Health and Behavior

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Mental Disorders: Anxiety Disorders | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Autism Spectrum Disorders | Bipolar Disorder | Child Behavior Disorders | Depression | Dissociative Disorders | Eating Disorders | Factitious Disorders | Impulse Control Disorders | Mental Retardation | Personality Disorders | Reactive Attachment Disorder | Schizophrenia | Sexual Disorders | Somatoform Disorders

Substance Abuse: General Substance Abuse | Substance Abuse by Juveniles |Treatment of Substance Abuse | Specific Abused Substances

Other Topics: General Mental Health | Treatment of Mental Disorders | Grief | Stress | Suicide | Co-Dependency and Dysfunctional Families

Developmental Disabilities & Mental Retardation

Organizations
Administration on Developmental Disabilities:U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The Arc
Best Buddies
National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD)
TASH

Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities:NICHD
Developmental Disabilities:American Psychiatric Association
Developmental Disabilities – An Overview :American Academy of Pediatrics
Developmental Disabilities:CDC
Developmental Disabilities:MedlinePlus

Mental Retardation
Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Intellectual Disability:CDC
Learn the Signs (of Intellectual Disability). Act Early:CDC
Mental Retardation:American Medical Association
Mental Retardation: Learning How to Help Your Child:American Academy of Family Physicians
Mental Retardation: What Caregivers Need to Know:American Academy of Family Physicians
Information About Causes and Prevention:The Arc
Family Resource Guides (to benefits, supports & services):The Arc
FAQs About Mental Retardation:American Association on Mental Retardation
Children Who Are Mentally Retarded:AACAP
Mental Retardation:NICHCY
Understanding Mental Retardation:netLibrary
Identification and Evaluation of Mental Retardation:American Association of Family Physicians
Medical Care of Adults With Mental Retardation:American Association of Family Physicians
Treatment of Psychiatric and Behavioral Problems in Individuals with Mental Retardation:Expert Consensus Guideline Series [PDF, for Health Professionals]

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