Table of Contents

Part I. Why School Mental Health?

1. Introduction
2. The Clinical-Behavioral Spectrum

Part II. The Scope of Mental Health Disorders Affecting Children and Adolescents

3. A General Introduction to Children's Mental Health
4. Mood Disorders
5. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
6. Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
7. Substance Use Disorders
8. Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
9. Autism Spectrum Disorder
10. Psychotic Disorders
11. Effective Teaching Strategies With Students Who Have Emotional or Behavioral Problems

Part III. A School's Mental Health Framework

12. Working With Students Who Have Mental Health Disorders
13. General Education, Special Education, and 504 Plan Students
14. How Schools Are Meeting the Challenges of Students' Mental Health
15. Summary

Appendices

1. Who Diagnoses and Treats Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders?
2. Comprehensive Mental Health Evaluations
3. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
4. Overview of Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents
5. Rational Use of Psychiatric Medications