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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Depression is a debilitating mental disorder that is felt as persistent sadness and loss of interest in activities. It's more than just feeling down or an occasional "sad day"; it's a serious ...

Over the last decade, research has demonstrated that children as young as 3 years old can develop clinically serious depression. Often, depression is associated with other childhood psychiatric ...

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 ...

I lived with it as a child, watched it almost destroy me as a teen, and learned to manage it as an adult. As a clinician who specializes in mood disorders, I like to teach kids and teenagers how to ...