Can poverty exacerbate mental health problems among the youngest family members? A new study by an international team, including a researcher from SWPS University, demonstrates that financial problems ...

In children and adolescents who have experienced child abuse, the body appears to remain in a state of alert for too long, and this can affect several bodily systems, such as the neuroendocrine, ...

Hot weather can affect both the body and the mind. As the climate warms, extreme heat is becoming more common. There is ...

Doctor’s visits for children’s anxiety rose by more than 250 percent over 10 years, according to a study of nearly two million children. By Ellen Barry A study of insurance claims for 1.8 million ...

Complete global and domain-specific screens for anxiety should begin at age 8 years, and this screening should be expanded at age 12 for depression and suicide, if not warranted earlier. HealthDay ...

Researchers say that adolescence is when depression and anxiety most often emerge, and once these disorders take hold, they are notoriously difficult to treat. The post How children talk may predict ...

Luby is an infant/preschool psychiatrist clinician researcher at Washington University School of Medicine. Barch is a clinical scientist researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. The New York ...

The day after the Affordable Care Act was signed, I was at a forum with many of the nation’s leading children’s health experts. The vast majority applauded the measure but bemoaned the missed ...

The authors noted that, as part of regular health supervision visits and surveillance, screening should begin within the first month of life to identify postpartum depression in caregivers. HealthDay ...