A 171-page curriculum provides educators with the information they need to help and support high schoolers' mental health. The curriculum targets five domains: learning how to maintain good mental health, learning about mental disorders...

A 124-page guide provides instructors with what they need to know before launching a seven-lesson thematic unit designed for high school seniors on issues they will face after graduation. Topics covered include mental health and...

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.

Summarizes a textbook chapter on abnormal psychology, providing an overview of different approaches to psychological disorders, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) used in diagnosis, and characteristics of...

Students understand the relationship of mental status exam results to cerebral functions in the cerebral cortex.

Helen M. Farrell describes the root causes and treatments for bipolar disorder. [5:58]

Defining mental illness takes into account several deviant behaviors. Find out what psychologists use to determine mental disorders.

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...

There's a common misconception that if you like to meticulously organize your things, keep your hands clean, or plan out your weekend to the last detail, you might be OCD. In fact, OCD is a serious psychiatric condition that is...

This learning module looks at how normal behavior is defined and perceived by society. The definitions of normal behavior shifts as societal norms change over time. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...

As Martin Seligman discusses the state of psychology today, he introduces the eleventh reason to be positive. [23:46]

This site talks about the problems with social anxiety because it isn't as glamorous as other disorders but is number three on the mental health care problems list.

Helen M. Farrell details the history and evolution of Electroconvulsive Therapy, ECT.