He or she might ask you questions about your child's development, how long your child has been behaving this way, teachers' or caregivers' perceptions of the problem, and any family history of mental health conditions.
But part of the problem, Neighbors says, is simply cultural unfamiliarity with one of the basic premises of mental health.
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham, a director of the Economist and former chairman of HBOS, said his Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill would mitigate the problem as the legislation began second-reading debate in the upper chamber on 25 November 2011.
Though psychological trauma, which can eventually lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, became a widely recognized problem after the Vietnam War, the promotion of mental-health counseling for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans has accelerated a trickle-down effect to civilians and first responders.
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The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) says up to 20% of children suffer some form of mental problem, while 10% need professional help.
Glasgow University expert in infant mental health, Dr. Philip Wilson, said the problem of language delay amongst Scotland's two and a half year olds had to be tackled now, before associated behavioural problems like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, set in, when they're older.
It therefore seems clear that increasing access to better treatment would help, even though the mental health system is only one part of the much larger problem of gun violence.
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Mr. Schwalbach said the outbursts in classrooms and libraries didn't indicate to school officials a mental health problem or other concerns that would draw in local authorities outside of the school.
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That also means a loss of the support systems that earlier in life could have helped people better recover from a mental health problem, said Dr. Paul D.
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