A quick reference guide of useful classroom strategies to help elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators understand and assist students with mood, behaviour or thinking problems. The handbook, now in its sixth printing (Rev.6 , 10/2014) is made up of is made up of twelve sections. Each disorder section describes the disorder, lists behaviour characteristics, and offers strategies for coping, and relevant resources. For teachers using the Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide (www.teenmentalhealth.org/curriculum) this handbook can be a resource used in lesson planning or in the classroom.

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Introduction -- Mental distress, mental health problems, & mental disorders -- A brief overview of adolescent brain development -- Anxiety disorders -- Separation anxiety disorder -- General anxiety disorder (GAD) -- Social anxiety disorder -- Panic disorder (PD) -- Obsessive compulsive disorder -- Mood disorders -- Major depressive disorder (MDD) -- Bipolar disorder -- Substance-related & Addictive disorders -- Eating disorders -- Anorexia -- Bulimia nervosa -- Eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) -- Disruptive, impulse control, & conduct disorders -- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders -- Autism -- Tourette syndrome -- Schizophrenia -- Self-injury & suicide -- Glossary -- General resources -- Acknowledgements.