Mental Health Literacy
Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide - Version 3
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...
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Huntington's Disease
Students research specific genetic disorders and create a pedigree of a fictitious local family in which Huntington's Disease is found. They predict inheritance and severity of HD and role play decision making process involving genetic...
Students Against Depression
Understand Your Depression
What are the warning signs of depression? What contributes to and maintains this disorder? Learners answer several short-answer questions regarding depression using a well-designed student packet. The lesson concludes by...
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The Power of Images
Students explore emotions represented in artwork. In this cross curriculum social studies and art lesson, students explain examples of political and social issues expressed in artwork by Dorthea Lang, Diego Rivera, Dan Eldon, as...
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Critical Viewer Activity
Students practice media awareness. In this media awareness lesson, students analyze print and electronic media messages. Students discover how advertisers use re-imaging to manipulate photographs and discuss how they can become critical...
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Breaking News English: Londoners Offered BLT for SAD
In this English worksheet, students read "Londoners Offered BLT for SAD," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Other
Mood Disorders Overview
This site provides a general overview of mood disorders, and answers questions regarding prevalence, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Also included are links to outpatient and day treatment programs and facilities.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Mood Disorders 1
NCLEX-RN practice questions on mood disorders.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Mood Disorders 2
NCLEX-RN practice questions on mood disorders.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Bipolar Disorder
Thorough overview of bipolar disorder. Includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and much more.
PBS
Pbs: This Emotional Life: Bipolar Disorder
PBS offers in-depth information about bipolar disorder including what it is, symptoms, treatments, and how you can help yourself. Includes links to many outside resources.
PBS
Pbs: This Emotional Life: Postpartum Mood Disorders
A resource on postpartum depression. Explains what it is, the risk factors, misconceptions about it, the different types and their symptoms, treatment options, the impact on parenting, and how to help yourself if you suffer from it.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Seasonal Affective Disorder
This article provides great information on Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. The topics that are covered in this article include: what is seasonal affective disorder, How common is SAD, and is there a treatment for SAD.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Is Bipolar Disorder?
Helen M. Farrell describes the root causes and treatments for bipolar disorder. [5:58]
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Bipolar Disorder in Children
Discussion of bipolar disorder in children focusing on the signs and symptoms of both the manic and depressive moods.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Bipolar Disorder
Encyclopedia article with health information about bipolar disorder: types, symptoms, treatments, tests, prognosis.
Other
Collin College:general Psychology: Abnormal Behavior and Psychological Disorders
Explains the many different categories of abnormal behavior, and the subcategories in each group.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder
Facts about bipolar disorder, its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Includes information about how to get help if you have it, how to help someone else who has bipolar disorder, and how it affects those around you.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Schizoaffective Disorder
Extensive mental health information on a variety of topics dealing with schizoaffective disorder.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Seasonal Affective Disorder (Sad)
Extensive mental health information dealing with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), covering topics such as symptoms, causes, and treatments.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Abnormal Psychology: The Big Picture: Chapter Overview
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...
PBS
Pbs: This Emotional Life: Stress and Anxiety
PBS features extensive information on stress and anxiety including topics such as what is stress and anxiety, how to manage them, helping others, and anxiety disorders.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: How Does Depression Develop?
This page contains short descriptions of the causes of depression. There is a link to more information for each cause.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Types of Depression
Briefly describes different types of depression. Contains links for more information.