CHICAGO — A popular antidepressant plus three months of psychotherapy helped children with anxiety disorders, the most common psychiatric illnesses in kids, the biggest study of its kind found. The ...

Young people around the world are increasingly suffering from anxiety disorders. A team from the Mental Health Research and ...

A study led by Monash University suggests over 40% of Australian preschoolers are experiencing anxiety disorders. While some anxiety is normal in children, parents are encouraged to engage in ...

What Secular Societies May Be Getting Wrong About Raising Mentally Healthy Kids In A Nutshell A 30-year study across 70 ...

I have navigated anxiety for as long as I can remember, going back to not being able to raise my hand to talk in preschool. I would get stomach aches or feel my heart racing, but I didn’t know why.

When you notice your child is worried, gently name what might be going on for them. Resist the urge to immediately reassure ...

Amanda Hamilton is a South Carolina mom who invited her daughter, Eliza, to ask her candid questions about her life and about ...

If your child often complains of a stomachache before school, a big game or a test, it may not just be “nerves.” Experts say ...

Although most research and attention focus on adults, children and adolescents suffer from chronic pain and mental health disorders in numbers as high as adults. A study published in JAMA Pediatrics ...

Anjali sat at the kitchen table in front of a blank piece of paper. She sat, and sat, and sat. Then she got up from the table and walked away. The unfinished task? A Valentine’s card for her ...

They also face more disadvantages in multiple social determinants of health such as poverty, food hardship, and lead exposure ...