AACAP
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) represents over 6,900 child and adolescent psychiatrists who are physicians with at least five years of additional training beyond medical school in general (adult) and child and adolescent psychiatry.
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Articles by AACAP
Health
- Asperger's Disorder
- Being Prepared
- Bipolar Disorder In Teens
- Children Of Parents With Mental Illness
- Obesity In Children And Teens
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder In Children
- Schizophrenia In Children
- Teen Suicide
- Teenagers With Eating Disorders
- The Child With A Long-Term Illness
- The Child With Autism
- The Depressed Child
- Tic Disorders
Lifestyles
Parenting
- Advocating For Your Child
- Bedwetting
- Bullying
- Child Abuse - The Hidden Bruises
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Children Online
- Children Who Can't Pay Attention / ADHD
- Children Who Steal
- Children Who Won't Go To School
- Children With Learning Disabilities
- Children With Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Children and Divorce
- Children and Family Moves
- Children and Firearms
- Children and Grief
- Children and Lying
- Children and Sports
- Children and TV Violence
- Children and Watching TV
- Children and the News
- Children's Sleep Problems
- Children's Threats: When Are They Serious
- Conduct Disorder
- Discipline
- Gay and Lesbian Adolescents
- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
- Helping Children After a Disaster
- Helping Teenagers With Stress
- Helping Your Teen Become A Safe Driver
- Home Alone Children
- Making Day Care A Good Experience
- Multiracial Children
- Normal Adolescent Development
- Panic Disorder In Children
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
- Preparing For Adolescence
- Problems With Soiling And Bowel Control
- Responding to Child Sexual Abuse
- Self-Injury In Adolescents
- Stepfamily Problems
- Substance Abuse Treatment: Questions To Ask
- Talking To Children About Terrorism And War
- Talking To Your Kids About Sex
- Teens: Alcohol And Other Drugs
- The Adopted Child
- The Anxious Child
- The Dangers Of Lead Exposure
- The Influence of Music and Music Videos
- Tobacco and Kids
- Understanding Violent Behavior In Children
- When A Pet Dies
- When Children Have Children