For additional information on various topics in mental health, please click on the links provided below.

Facts for Families
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) provides useful information about common problems experienced in childhood.

http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Facts+for+Families&name=Facts+for+Families

American Academy of Pediatrics 
Child health topics for behavioral and mental health

http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/behavmenthlth.cfm

The Center for the Advancement of Children’s Mental Health

http://www.kidsmentalhealth.org/

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Educational topics and resources for support

http://www.nami.org/

 
National Institute of Mental Health

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/index.cfm

 
ParentsMedGuide
Information about psychiatric medications and their use in children

http://www.parentsmedguide.org/

 

ADD Resources

http://www.addresources.org/

 

Anxiety Disorders Association of America

http://www.adaa.org/GettingHelp/FocusOn/Children&Adolescents.asp
 

Autism Society of America

http://www.autism-society.org/

 
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation

http://www.bpkids.org/

 

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)

http://www.chadd.org

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

http://www.dbsalliance.org

Educational Resources Information Center

http://www.eric.ed.gov

The Elisa Project
Information and resources for eating disorders

http://www.theelisaproject.com

 

Families for Depression Awareness

http://www.familyaware.org

Food and Drug Administration

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm

International Dyslexia Association

http://www.interdys.org

Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation

http://www.bpchildresearch.org

LDonline       

http://www.ldonline.org

MAAP Services for Autism and Aspergers Syndrome

http://www.maapservices.org/

National Resource Center for ADHD

http://www.help4adhd.org/

National Center for Children Exposed to Violence  

http://www.nccev.org/

 

National Center for Learning Disabilities

http://www.ncld.org/

National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Foundation

http://www.ndmda.org

National Institute on Drug Abuse

http://www.nida.nih.gov/

 

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation

http://www.ocfoundation.org

PubMed (National Institutes of Health database of published research)

http://www.pubmed.gov

Schwab Learning
Information and recommendations for managing learning differences

http://www.schwablearning.org

Stop Bullying

http://www.stopbullying.gov/

Tourette’s Syndrome Association

http://www.tsa-usa.org/

Andrew M. Portteus, MD, MPH, PA

Diagnosis and Treatment of ADD & ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Panic Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Tic Disorder/Toutette's, Eating Disorders, PDD, Asperger's, Autism, Family Conflict, and Phase of Life Problems

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