Common Mental Health Problems

What are common children’s mental health problems?

From KidsMentalHealthInfo.com, a Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) website.

CTParenting thanks our partners atCHDI for their expertise and generous sharing.

Mental health problems occur when children experience distress, upsetting feelings, thoughts or behaviors that affects their day-to-day life. These problems can fall into many categories, including adjustment related problems, anxiety disorders, mood disorders (depression), developmental disorders, behavioral (conduct) disorders, feeding and eating disorders, elimination disorders, sleep disorders, substance abuse disorders, personality disorders and more serious disorders often referred to as psychotic disorders.

To learn more about common disorders affecting children and adolescents, you can visit the website of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) or http://www.kidsmentalhealthinfo.com/p-needhelp-disorders.php. 

In addition, below are links to “Facts for Families” about common disorders: 

• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 
• Anxiety      
• Aspergers Disorder
• Autism
• Bed Wetting/Enuresis
• Bipolar Disorder
• Conduct Disorder
• Depression
• Drug Abuse in Teens
• Eating Disorder
• Hair Pulling (Trichotillomania)
• Mental Retardation
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Reactive Attachment Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Self-Injury In Adolescents
• Separation Anxiety  or School Refusal
• Teen Suicide
• Tic Disorders or Tourette’s
• Violent Behavior