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A mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.
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Ellen Braaten, PhD
What Is An Adjustment Disorder?
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Steven Schlozman, MD
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Gene Beresin, Executive Director
Using the Power of Narrative to #StopSuicide
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Steven Schlozman, MD
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Gene Beresin, Executive Director
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Ellen Braaten, PhD
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Khadijah Booth Watkins, Associate Director
When Teens Talk of Suicide: What You Need to Know
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Gene Beresin, Executive Director
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Khadijah Booth Watkins, Associate Director
School Refusal: When Back-to-School Is a Struggle
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Gene Beresin, Executive Director
In Memoriam: Landon T. Clay, 1926-2017
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Steven Schlozman, MD
More Kids Are Receiving Mental Health Care, But…
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Liz Jarrell
Combating Mental Health Stigma
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Daisy Novoa Vásquez
What Their Writing Told Me: The Taboo Of Mental Illness In The Hispanic Community
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Steven Schlozman, MD
What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
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Sara Rattigan, Communications Director
Shrinking It Down: Mental Health Made Simple
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Gene Beresin, Executive Director
John Oliver On Mental Health
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Steven Schlozman, MD
Why Can’t We Budge The Tide Of Teen Depression?
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