Find out what causes obsesive compulsive disorder (OCD), the signs and symptoms and how it is treated.
Find out the main factors contributing to OCD, its key features, and what you can do to help your child.
Learn how psychotherapy and medications can help improve the symptoms of OCD.
Find out about the range of OCD signs and symptoms in children and teens and how the disorder is diagnosed.
Discover how OCD can impact a child's family, school life, and social life trajectory.
Learn how to avoid contributing to your child's OCD symptoms and to use limits, consistency and praise to improve symptoms over time.
Resources for teens to help you support your mental health and general wellbeing. Learn how to keep yourself healthy mentally and physically, how to adjust to life with a chronic condition, the signs and symptoms of eating disorders and how to cope with trauma.
Learn about the six main types of anxiety disorders and how long the associated signs and symptoms must exist before a diagnosis can be made.
Find resources on how to support your child's mental health and general well-being through physical activity, sleep and nutrition.
Depression is different from situational or short-term sadness. Learn about what causes depression, how common it is in children and teens, and what you can do to help your child.
Chorea is chaotic, random, repetitive, purposeless movements that usually involve multiple body parts. Sydenham's chorea (SC) is the most common form of acquired chorea in children.
Your child needs to take the medicine called sertraline. This information sheet explains what sertraline does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Your child needs to take a medicine that belongs to a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). This information sheet explains what SSRI's do, how to give them, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take these medicines.
Your child needs to take the medicine called fluoxetine. This information sheet explains what fluoxetine does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn about DSM-5, the new criteria for diagnosing autism that were introduced in 2013.
Learn about the social and emotional effects that congenital heart disease might have on a child.
Learn about binge eating disorder, including the signs and symptoms, the causes and who is most likely to be affected by it.
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder. Find out about the types of bipolar disorder, the symptoms and how it is diagnosed.
Learn about the different types of bipolar disorder and how they differ from everyday mood swings.
Find out about the range of in-hospital and outpatient treatments that can help a child recover from anorexia nervosa.
Discover the different types of psychotherapy and lifestyle changes that can help a child or teen with bipolar disorder.
Find out about different types of eating disorders, signs and symptoms and what to do if you think you have an eating disorder.
Learn about the main symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder.
Discover the main symptoms of bipolar disorder and how they appear in children and teens.
Find out about some of the treatments and coping mechanisms available for bipolar disorder, including medications, psychotherapy and lifestyle changes.
