Medications SPECIAL MESSAGE This summary is designed to help mental health patients and their families understand how and why medications can be used as part of the treatment of mental health problems. It is important for you to be well...

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders Effective treatments for each of the anxiety disorders have been developed through research.19 In general, two types of treatment are available for an anxiety disorder—medication and specific types of...

Borderline personality disorder Raising questions, finding answers Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. This...

Schizophrenia WHAT IS IT? Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Approximately 1 percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime—more than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness in a given...

Social Phobia Introduction Anxiety disorders are serious medical illnesses that affect approximately 19 million American adults. 1 These disorders fill people's lives with overwhelming anxiety and fear. Unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder-OCD "I couldn't do anything without rituals. They invaded every aspect of my life. Counting really bogged me down. I would wash my hair three times as opposed to once because three was a good luck number and one...

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Mental Health Is Important Mental health is how people think, feel, and act as they face life's situations. It affects how people handle stress, relate to one another, and make decisions. Mental health...

Overview of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that becomes apparent in some children in the preschool and early school years. It is hard for these children to control...

Series I - Step-by-Step Guide to Setting up Your Classroom - Part I Part I - What to do Before the Start of School Downloadable Version of Part I - ( PDF File ) NASET ’s Step-by-Step Guide to Setting up Your Classroom is the first in a series...

Series I - Step-by-Step Guide to Setting up Your Classroom - Part II Part II- Important Meetings and Communication With Parents and Staff Members Step I - Communication and Interaction with Parents (Resource Room, Self Contained and Elementary...