Children's symptoms vary depending on the type of mental illness, but some of the general symptoms include:
Changes in school performance, such as poor grades despite good efforts
Abuse of drugs and/or alcohol
Inability to cope with daily problems and activities
Changes in sleeping and/or eating habits
Excessive complaints of physical ailments
Defying authority, skipping school, stealing or damaging property
Intense fear of gaining weight
Long-lasting negative moods, often accompanied by poor appetite and thoughts of death
Frequent outbursts of anger
Loss of interest in friends and activities they usually enjoy
Significant increase in time spent alone
Excessive worrying or anxiety
Hyperactivity
Persistent nightmares or night terrors
Persistent disobedience or aggressive behavior
Frequent temper tantrums
Hearing voices or seeing things that are not there (hallucinations)
Changes in school performance, such as poor grades despite good efforts
Abuse of drugs and/or alcohol
Inability to cope with daily problems and activities
Changes in sleeping and/or eating habits
Excessive complaints of physical ailments
Defying authority, skipping school, stealing or damaging property
Intense fear of gaining weight
Long-lasting negative moods, often accompanied by poor appetite and thoughts of death
Frequent outbursts of anger
Loss of interest in friends and activities they usually enjoy
Significant increase in time spent alone
Excessive worrying or anxiety
Hyperactivity
Persistent nightmares or night terrors
Persistent disobedience or aggressive behavior
Frequent temper tantrums
Hearing voices or seeing things that are not there (hallucinations)