Emotional Disturbance

Anorexia Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with anorexia and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: January 2021
Publisher: KidsHealth

Anxiety Disorders Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with anxiety disorders and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: May 2019
Publisher: KidsHealth

Arizona Department of Education AT Short Term Loan Library
Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services works in partnership with Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development Arizona Technology Access Program to make available at no cost, a wide variety of assistive technology devices, equipment, software and professional development materials to school personnel to improve access to assistive technology.
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education

Binge Eating Disorder Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with binge eating disorder and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: January 2021
Publisher: KidsHealth

Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
This publication discusses what bipolar disorder is, what the symptoms are, how it is diagnosed, what the treatments are, and where families can find help.
Publication Date: Revised 2020
Publisher: National Institutes of Mental Health

Bulimia Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with bulimia and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: October 2016
Publisher: KidsHealth

Conduct Disorder
This fact page describes conduct disorder to be a group of repetitive and persistent behavioral and emotional problems. Children and adolescents with this disorder have great difficulty following rules, respecting the rights of others, showing empathy, and behaving in a socially acceptable way.
Publication Date: June 2018
Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Let’s Talk About Eating Disorders with NIMH Grantee Dr. Cynthia Bulik
Dr. Cynthia Bulik, a professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's School of Medicine, founding director of the University of North Carolina's Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders, and a National Institute of Mental Health grantee discusses signs, symptoms, treatments, and the latest research on eating disorders in this video presentation.
Publication Date: February 2021
Publisher: National Institutes of Mental Health

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with obsessive compulsive disorder and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: July 2021
Publisher: KidsHealth

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: When Unwanted Thoughts or Repetitive Behaviors Take Over [------------------]
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a common, long-lasting disorder characterized by uncontrollable, recurring thoughts that can lead people to engage in repetitive behaviors. This brochure discusses how symptoms tend to emerge around age 10 and includes signs, symptoms, causes, and treatments.
Publication Date: Revised 2020
Publisher: National Institutes of Mental Health

Quick Guide to Generalized Anxiety Disorder
This article discusses what generalized anxiety disorder is, what the symptoms are, how it is diagnosed, and what the treatments are.
Publisher: Child Mind Institute

Schizophrenia
This publication discusses what schizophrenia is, what the symptoms are, how it is diagnosed, what the treatments are, and where families can find help.
Publication Date: Revised 2021
Publisher: National Institutes of Mental Health

Supporting Child and Student Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Mental Health Needs
This resource highlights seven key challenges to providing school- or program-based mental health support across early childhood, K–12 schools, and higher education settings, and presents seven corresponding recommendations.
Publication Date: 2021
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Supporting Students Experiencing Early Psychosis in Middle School and High School
This guidance document presents information to help educators recognize signs and symptoms of psychosis in students and suggests ways in which schools can help those students keep their lives on course and succeed in school.
Authors: Jason Schiffman, Sharon Hoover, Caroline Roemer, Samantha Redman, and Jeff Bostic
Publication Date: 2018
Publisher: National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors