A late diagnosis, or no diagnosis at all, can lead to behavioral problems and below-par academic performance. While previous ...

For the longest time, it was assumed that 5-6% of kids had attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but the rates are ...

The program, launched a year ago this month by Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ...

The role-playing app Character.AI lets teen users create their own AI chatbots to text with. What could go wrong?

Navi Mumbai police search for a 17-year-old boy missing since November 7 after a fight with his mother over shaving his head.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder can influence a child's weight in ways that will shape their long-term health, a new ...

Fewer teenagers are using drugs after rates precipitously dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, but overdose rates are on the ...

Clark Harman was found dead less than 24 hours after he arrived at a camp designed for “troubled teens” in the woods of North Carolina.

Rates of ADHD diagnosis are rocketing in developed countries. A professor of child and adult psychiatry explains why.

New research has shown that puberty plays a key role in shaping kidney health in adolescent girls, revealing a surprising ...

Substance Use Treatment Facilities examined data from SAMHSA and other sources to see how teen drug use varies across the U.S ...