Researchers have recently reviewed the existing literature to understand how an adolescent’s eating behavior affects the development of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and hippocampus (HPC), as well as ...

Many mood and psychological disorders develop during adolescence; however, the relationship between adolescent stress-related neurogenesis and psychiatric illnesses during this period remains unclear.

A study assessing adolescents' self-reported sleep behavior and social factors unearthed a relationship between individual popularity and their sleep patterns. Adolescent sleep behavior can be better ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Worldwide, about 14-percent of those between the ages of 10 and 19 experience a mental health disorder, that’s according to the World Health Organization. With that being ...

Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...

Adolescent depression is a significant mental health issue that affects a considerable number of teenagers worldwide. Despite its prevalence, depression in teens is often misunderstood or overlooked, ...

Yet little rigorous evidence exists on whether behavior management can serve as a lever for academic improvement. We evaluate a program that shifts responsibility for establishing behavioral norms and ...

A new study involving researchers from Koç University shows that adolescent risk behaviors do not follow a single pattern.

Maternal depressive symptoms were associated with an increase in the number of unhealthy adolescent behaviors, a 15-year longitudinal study showed. While unhealthy behaviors were found to be common ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sleep issues in children were associated with behavioral and emotional problems in late childhood and early ...