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 ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — When a father battles depression as his child starts kindergarten, the ripple effects can be felt for years in the classroom. New research from Rutgers University reveals that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Family therapy has emerged as a crucial intervention in treating behavioral health problems. This therapeutic approach views the family as a system where each member’s behavior affects the others. If ...

We could all use someone to talk to right now. But sifting through different types of therapy to figure out which is right for you is a tall order in the midst of, well, everything. In the past year ...

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 ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a framework of psychotherapy used for a variety of mental health conditions, including personality disorders. It focuses on helping you identify and restructure ...

A recent study found that behavioral problems in adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were associated with chronotype, a person’s circadian preference. A study published in ...

Although several studies have linked smoking during pregnancy with neurodevelopmental disorders, the results of behavioral experiments in mice prenatally exposed to nicotine have been inconsistent. In ...