It's clear that chronic stress can impact our behavior, leading to problems like depression, reduced interest in things that previously brought us pleasure, even PTSD. It's clear that chronic stress ...

Data from more than 15,000 lower-income children ages 2 to 6 reveals higher-than-expected levels of significant behavioral dysfunction. Co-authors urge increased screening, prevention programs in ...

A six-year study that analyzed data from a 25-question screening tool found alarming evidence of unhealthy behavioral trajectories starting as early as age 2 among families affected by low income and ...

Children exposed to maternal smoking before birth are more likely to experience behavioral and mental health challenges, ...

Behavioral therapy is a broad term that refers to several therapeutic techniques to treat mental health disorders. This form of therapy suggests that all behaviors occur due to learning them from ...

A couple of news stories about some new “studies” on sleep and both ADHD and child behavior recently caught my eye. They illustrate the impressive lengths certain segments of the mental health ...

Certain breakfast behaviors were linked with psychosocial health problems in children and teens, a Spanish study found. Young people between the ages of 4 and 14 who regularly skipped breakfast had a ...

Children exposed to maternal smoking before birth are more likely to experience behavioral and mental health challenges, ...