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You’ve probably seen a child have a tantrum when their favorite toy was taken away or a teen who got moody after friendship drama. But how much moodiness is normal, and at what point could a child or ...

Researchers shed new light on the genetic relationship between three mood disorders associated with depression -- major depression and bipolar disorder types 1 and 2 -- in a new study. Researchers ...

Mood tracking can be an effective tool for managing and preventing bipolar disorder episodes. Here’s how it works. Living with bipolar disorder can be overwhelming at times. The shifts between ...

It's common for teenagers go through emotional ups and downs and do things that don't seem rational. As a parent, it can be frustrating to figure out how to help and support your child through the ...

We often think of temper tantrums as something that kids outgrow after the toddler years. But some kids just...don’t. Having ...

The proverbial “sugar high” that follows the ingestion of a sweet treat is a familiar example of the potentially positive effects of food on mood. On the flip side, feeling “hangry” — the phenomenon ...

Young people with emerging mood disorders often show signs of internal circadian misalignment—a disruption in the timing between key biological rhythms—and those with greater misalignment tend to ...

The first time Shalene Gupta had a doctor suggest that she might have a mood disorder related to her menstrual cycle, she was indignant. “Another doctor and I were like, ‘No. That’s really sexist,’” ...

This is one of a series of articles in which reporters from WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk answer questions about vaccines and COVID-19 submitted by you, our audience. Millions of people in the United ...