1. Children & Mental Health Presented By: Marianne Bates

2. Theories of Normal Development Series of Stages –Freud & Erikson Intellectual –Piaget Behavioral –Pavlov, Watson & Skinner

3. Social & Language Development Parent-Child Relationship Origins of Language Relationships with other children Temperament

4. Developmental Psychopathology Current Theory

5. Risk Factors Biological Influences Psychosocial Family –Parental Depression –Stressful Life Events –Childhood Maltreatment –Peer & Sibling Influences

6. Prevention Project Head Start Carolina Abecedarian Project Infant Health & Development Program Elmira Prenatal/ Early Infancy Project Primary Mental Health Project

7. Overview of Mental Disorders in Children General Categories Assessment & Diagnosis Evaluation Process Treatment Strategies –Psychotherapy –Psychopharmacology

8. ADHD Prevalence Causes Pharmacological Treatment –Pscyhostimulants Dosing Side Effects Psychosocial Treatment –Behavioral Approaches –Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy –Psychoeducation

9. ADHD: Treatment Controversies Overprescription of Stimulants Safety of Long- Term Stimulant Use

10. Depression Major Depressive Disorder Dysthymic Disorder Bipolar Disorder Reactive Depression Natural History Causes –Family & Genetic Factors –Gender Differences –Biological Factors –Cognitive Factors

11. Depression: Treatment Psychosocial –CBT Pharmacological –SSRI Bipolar Disorder –Pharmacological Treatment

12. Suicide Risk Factors Treatment –Psychotherapeutic CBT –Psychopharmacological Treatments SSRI

13. Intervention After a Suicidal Death Community-Based Suicide Prevention Crisis Hotlines Method Restriction Media Counseling Education Direct Case-Finding Aggressive Treatment of Mood Disorders Air Force Suicide Prevention Program