Unit Plan
National Institutes of Health

Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: The Science of Mental Illness

For Students 6th - 8th
A curriculum that explains how mental illness can be treated and cured. The site offers a web version of the curriculum or printed supplements can be requested. Included is a teacher's guide.
Professional Doc
Province of British Columbia

\Mental Health Disorders: Identifying Students With Eating Disorders

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series provides details for identifying and referring students who are at-risk for eating disorders. This site in its entirety is...
Professional Doc
Province of British Columbia

Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: What Are Eating Disorders?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series discusses what eating disorders are. This site in its entirety is directed towards helping teachers identify eating disorders in...
Professional Doc
Province of British Columbia

Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Students With Eating Disorders

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is one in a series containing detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series provides details and tips for teaching students who have an eating disorder. This site in its entirety is directed...
Professional Doc
Province of British Columbia

Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Bulimia Nervosa

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series discusses in detail the characteristics of Bulimia Nervosa, identifying behavioral, cognitive, affective, and physical...
Professional Doc
Province of British Columbia

Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series discusses in detail the characteristics of Anorexia Nervosa, identifying behavioral, cognitive, affective, and physical...
Professional Doc
Province of British Columbia

Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Binge Eating Disorders

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series discusses in detail the characteristics of Binge Eating Disorders, identifying behavioral, cognitive, affective, and physical...
Website
Other

National Mental Health Awareness Day: Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
Posters, banners, notes and tips for speeches and newspaper editorials, a proclamation template, pamphlets and other great materials you can use to raise awareness about children's mental health issues or participate in Children's Mental...
Website
Other

Cleveland Clinic: Body Dysmorphic Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
BDD is described here as a type of somatoform disorder, a mental illness. Article explains the symptoms, causes, diagnoses and treatment.
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Borderline Personality Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of this mental disorder. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Psychotic Disorders?

For Students 9th - 10th
This study resource for the NCLEX-RN explores the topic of "psychotic disorders" and is part of the mental health section.
Website
Other

Internet Mental Health: Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

For Students 9th - 10th
Internet Mental Health site gives descriptions of social phobias, an online diagnosis feature, and an introduction to treatment. You will also find external links to books, research, and other resources.
Article
The National Alliance on Mental Illness

About Mental Illness: Bipolar Disorder

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The National Alliance on Mental Illness provides an introduction to Bipolar Disorder, also known as Manic Depression. On this site are symptoms of Bipolar Disorder, causes, and treatment options, as well as links at the bottom of the...
eBook
Other

2012 Book Archive: Psychological Disorder: What Makes a Behavior "Abnormal"?

For Students 9th - 10th
The first section of Chapter 12 of a textbook called Beginning Psychology. Discusses at length psychological disorders, the challenges in defining abnormal behavior, the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
This common term used in classrooms is reviewed in this information from the NIMH and points to the changing views of many that it is better treated long term with behavioral therapies than medications.
Website
Other

Mindyourmind

For Students 9th - 10th
Teens with mental health issues often don't get the help they need in order to recover. This amazing site is designed by youth for youth and provides mental health information and personal stories from young people who have overcome...
Professional Doc
Other

At Health: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Mental Health Information Site section on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, complete with subsection links to information on the definition, characteristics, causes, recognition and treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, treatment...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Toward a New Understanding of Mental Illness

For Students 9th - 10th
Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for...
Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Very detailed description of bipolar disorder, its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Includes information on how families and individuals can get help, and on the ways in which bipolar disorder affects children and adolescents.
Handout
Other

American Psychiatric Association: Manual of Mental Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is the manual referred to by professionals who work with individuals with mental health disorders, or in a variety of settings, such as research. It provides a system of...
Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health: Borderline Personality Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Institute of Mental Health provides a concise overview of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) focusing on symptoms, treatment, and current research.
Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health: Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This page lists some facts on schizophrenia, treatments, research findings about the disorder, present and future research directions, as well as information about a new clinical trial that the National Institute of Mental Health is...
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Antisocial Personality Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of this mental disorder. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Article
National Institutes of Health

National Center for Biotechnology Information: Stigma in Psychiatry

For Students 9th - 10th
Addresses the issue of stigmatization of mental health disorders, its roots, attitudes of public and professionals, the impact of stigma, and efforts to combat stigmatization.