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Publications

Reactive Attachment Disorder
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/85.htm
Reactive Attachment Disorder is a complex psychiatric illness that can affect young children. It is characterized by serious problems in emotional attachments to others and usually presents by age 5.

Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/childqa.cfm
A booklet from the National Institute of Mental Health has answers to frequently asked questions about the treatment of mental disorders in children—includes a medications chart.

Web sites for more information

National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org/
The National Mental Health Association is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness.