Tweens who spend more time on screens have a higher likelihood of developing disruptive behavior disorders, with social media having an especially strong influence, a new UC San Francisco-led study ...

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a disruptive behavior disorder that emerges during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by persistent angry or irritable mood, unruly and argumentative ...

Disruptive behaviors fall into three main categories: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, and ADHD. A diagnosis of ADHD is made after a six-month duration of symptoms which are expressed ...

Young adults today are digital natives—naturally fluent with devices and online platforms—so some of their most effective behavioral-health interventions will likely arrive in their pockets via text, ...

Kids often squirm, fidget, talk too much, or don’t want to take turns. It’s not unusual for any kid to have trouble paying attention sometimes. But for almost 10% of kids with ADHD (attention deficit ...

Detecting a child’s mental disorder can be difficult because many of the behaviors can also occur as part of normal development. As a result, some parents are hesitant to seek help. To help you ...

Before Oscar* got kicked out of his first preschool, he was upset about lunch. Not long into the school year, the 4-year-old expressed his displeasure with the midday meal by dousing his tray with ...

Until a few decades ago, in Italy, the idea that psychiatric drugs were prescribed to children in the United States seemed almost science fiction. It seemed to belong to another world, far from our ...

When Jessica Kennedy was five years old, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Her mother told FRONTLINE in the 2008 documentary The Medicated Child that she couldn’t go a day without taking ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...