Children prenatally exposed to anesthesia for maternal surgery during pregnancy were significantly more likely than unexposed children to receive a diagnosis of a disruptive or internalizing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Conduct problems—including persistent rule-breaking, aggression, irritability and difficulty following school rules—are ...

The trajectories and predictors of childhood behavior problems remain unclear, this study aims to examine this research topic using nine waves of data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study. A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Post-injury depressive disorders were 17% more likely in children with mild brain injury. Children with mild ...

Challenges with impulsivity and emotional regulation may present as aggression in children with ADHD. These behaviors can be challenging, but a mental health professional can help create an effective ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a blueprint that the U.S. can use to expand evidence-based interventions to prevent mental, ...

Every parent wants to raise healthy kids who then grow up to become healthy adults. But when a third of children in the U.S.

Trichotillomania, or hair-pulling disorder, is a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) that often begins in childhood. While it is frequently associated with older children, adolescents, and adults, ...