What children eat during their early years could influence their behavior and emotions several years later. Researchers ...

Key Takeaways Slow responses to a baby’s vocalizations might increase their risk of childhood mental health problemsRisk of a ...

Experts call for standardized diagnostic criteria, stronger clinical evidence, and public health measures to improve the ...

Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from Yale Child Study Center. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

There is no single treatment for oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). It commonly involves a combination of training and therapy tailored to the needs of the child and family. Oppositional defiant ...

A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for its role in foreshadowing neurodegenerative brain ...

Roughly every month I receive an e-mail from a parent somewhere in the world asking for help with a child who is violent, angry or aggressive. Some people describe being physically beaten or having ...

The treatment options offered to patients with eating disorders in real world settings largely depend on the judgment and training of clinicians and local constraints on which treatments can be ...

DEATHS recorded under the mental and behavioral disorders category registered the largest year-on-year increase among the Philippines’ 50 leading causes of death in 2025, preliminary data released by ...