Conduct disorderis a serious behavioral and emotional disorder that can occur in children and teens. A child with this disorder may display a pattern of disruptive and violent behavior and have problems following rules. It is not uncommon for children and teens to have behavior-related problems at...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children is a difference in brain development that can affect their ability to focus and self-control. It's one of the most common brain disorders in children, affecting nearly 10% of kids in the U.S. While it's most often diagnosed in ch...
Statistics show that up to 7% of children andteenssuffer from this disorder at any time, with up to 11% of children being assigned the diagnosis at some point during their childhood. Health professionals tend to diagnose boys with ADHD in children at a rate of more than twice that of girls...
Teenagers can experience the same traumatic events that an adult can, and such events can affect teenagers in many ways. Violent physical or sexual assault, including rape orsexual abuse, is one common cause of PTSD among this age group. Teens who have witnessed an assault or its aftermath or...
Teens and Kids Causes Folic Acid Diagnosis Treatment Approach Prognosis Prevention Home Remedies How to Help More Information What is a depressive disorder? Major depression is a period of sadness, irritability, or low motivation that occurs with other symptoms that lasts at least ...
Karin has taught middle and high school Health and has a master's degree in social work. In this lesson, you will learn the definition of anger and anger disorders. You will learn about four prominent anger disorders: oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, antisocial personality disorder...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can be confusing for children to cope with especially since they don’t understand the irrationality of the symptoms. As a parent, you need to take care in recognizing the symptoms & seeking the help that they need in a time
externalizing disorders, like oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) or conduct disorder (mostly found in women with impulsive-type ADHD) personality disorders, like borderline personality disorder (BPD) ADHD in Women: Impulsivity Symptoms of impulsivity further influence how ADHD presents in women. Impulsivi...
Whether the variety of modern digital media platforms currently available and the high frequency at which some teens use them increases risk of ADHD symptom occurrence is unknown. This longitudinal cohort study of Los Angeles, County, California, high school students examined whether modern digital ...
Multiple vantage points on the mental health effects of mass shootings. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2014;16(9):469. doi:10.1007/s11920-014-0469-5 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 10. Graf N. A majority of US teens fear a shooting could happen at their school, and most parents share ...