You may have noticed something unusual recently in the news and among your friends and family. Anxiety and depression, especially among teenagers, is rising drastically. One survey given in all three ...

The percentage of children under 18 years old with anxiety and depression increased steadily from 2016 to 2022, according to publicly available data from the National Survey of Children's Health that ...

Birth order plays a role in mental health, according to a new study. Being the eldest sibling or being an only child may be linked to anxiety and depression in kids as young as age 8, according to a ...

When it comes to back-to-school anxiety specifically, Dr. Gautam encourages families to focus on preparation and giving kids a sense of control: Ask your child how they'd like to approach the ...

October is also National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month, a reminder that staying present with our emotional ...

Performance anxiety presents as unusually strong worry or fear around activities that involve accomplishment. It can be experienced in any number of areas that range from public speaking to athletic ...

A new study from Kennedy Krieger Institute is calling attention to an emerging mental health crisis among children with long COVID. Researchers found that nearly 40% of pediatric patients with long ...

Increasing rates of mental health conditions: The study found that the rate of children with mental health conditions has continued to increase before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Identifying anxiety in children can be a daunting task for parents, primarily because young ones often lack the words to express their feelings. They may not articulate their concerns, saying ...