CHICAGO - Depression in children as young as 3 is real and not just a passing grumpy mood, according to provocative new research. The study is billed as the first to show major depression can be ...

The data reinforces the need to identify and treat mental health issues early. A new study found that children whose mothers experienced depression during and soon after pregnancy are more likely to ...

Medication — especially medications that one expects to take daily, long-term — can be a big step. As parents, we worry about whether diagnoses and labels stigmatize our kids and even more about how ...

While misbehaving students and disrespectful kids tend to be painted with a broadly negative stroke, experts from the Child Mind Institute suggest that these behaviors often stem from neglect, unmet ...

Whole-class mental health sessions in schools have a small but significant effect in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms, according to new analysis led by researchers at UCL (University College ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers are more likely to be depressed if their mothers were depressed while pregnant, according to a new study. Mothers' depression after giving birth was also tied to ...

Nearly 30% of U.S. adults have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives, according to 2023 data from Gallup. It's a common mood disorder characterized by persistent feelings of ...

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Children whose fathers are depressed are more likely to have emotional and behavioural problems than those whose fathers aren't, according to a U.S. study of more than 20,000 ...

Maternal postpartum depression at six weeks is linked to reduced inhibition and emotional control in children alongside increased emotional overeating. The findings were published in Eating Behaviors.

October is chock-full of good stuff. We get pretty foliage, balmy late summer days, and Halloween. It’s also saturated with mental health awareness. There are days dedicated to OCD, ADHD, and ...