CHILDREN and MEDICATION for "BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS"

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These are Children and Medication for
"Behavioral Disorders" Resources.
Please also see:
Children and Medication for "ADHD" || Children and Medication for "Early Puberty"
Children and Medication for Depression || "Chemical Restraints"
General Children and Medication Resources


ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
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'Cadillac' Plan New Foster Kid Approach
The Miami Herald, June 2, 2001

City Agency's Psych Drugs Imperil Foster Kids
New York Post, April 16, 2001

Few Psychotropics Have Data for Use in Children
Pediatric News 33(3):27, 1999

How to Do Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Young Children
Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavioral Letter 18(4):1, 6, 2002, April 17, 2002

Report Decried Giving Drugs to Kids
The Miami Herald, May 11, 2001

Stimulant Use by Children on Rise
The Age, August 21, 2000

Toddlers Prescribed Drugs For Behavior
The Age, February 18, 2001

Use of Drugs to Control Kids Worries Specialists
The Miami Herald, July 2, 2001

Children & Psychotropic Drugs: What's an Attorney to Do?
ABA Child Law Practice, June 1997

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ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
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American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20016-3007
Phone: (202) 966-7300
www.aacap.org/AACAP/AACAP/Latest_News/2013/The_Role_of_Psychotropic_Medications_in_Child_Mental_Health.aspx
Series of articles and research regarding children and psychotropic medications; info on other treatments for children and adolescents.

American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098
Phone: (847) 434-4000
www.aap.org

American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304-3300
Toll-free: 1-800-347-6647
www.counseling.org

American Psychological Association
750 First Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: (202) 336-5510
Toll-free: 1-800-374-2721
www.apa.org

Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities
1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 850
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 794-2583
healthychild.ucla.edu

The ChildTrauma Academy
ATTN: B. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
5161 San Felipe, Suite 320
Houston, TX 77056
Toll-free phone: (866) 943-9779
http://childtrauma.org/

National Institute of Mental Health: Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders
6001 Executive Blvd.
Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: (301) 443-4513
www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/treatment-of-children-with-mental-illness-fact-sheet/index.shtml
Report from NIMH on the treatment of children with mental/emotional disorders; includes sections on medications and other treatments; info on commonly'prescribed psychotropic medications, side effects, and the approved ages for prescriptions.

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