Affective-sexual education is a critical component of human development, encompassing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to emotions, ...

The COVID-19 pandemic deepened existing health disparities and thrust children into a mental health epidemic, altering the ...

More than 1 in 10 US adolescents and adults suffer from depression, with rates highest in teenage girls, but most do not get ...

A study identifies three clinically distinct profiles of patients with vitiligo on the basis of emotional, psychological, and ...

Hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are the most effective treatments for children suffering with unexplained ...

A study found that the use of communication messaging apps such as Kakao Talk can help ease depression among adolescents.

A new guideline for treating obesity in children and adolescents says medication can be helpful, but that health providers ...

Journalist Stephen Fried has been covering teenage mental health for over 40 years. He hopes Netflix viewers learn the right lesson from the series “Adolescence.” ...

Information processing discrepancies are well documented in autism. Autistic individuals appear to experience more traumatic events than non-autistics. Sensory and information processing differences ...

Language has the potential to spread awareness of mental health concerns—but to be effective, it must be wielded responsibly.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder. Despite its significance, no large-scale epidemiological study assessing ADHD, and its associated ...

Instead of environments where adolescents are treated as emerging contemporaries with opportunities for diverse exposure and ...