About 4 percent of kids ages 3 to 17 live with depression, but their symptoms may differ from those of adults. Find out what ...

Childhood depression is a serious mental health condition that can affect children’’s emotional well-being and daily functioning. While it’s normal for children to experience sadness and mood changes ...

An 18-year sibling-design study in Psychiatry Research finds that childhood ADHD more than doubles adult depression risk and ...

Clear safety plans are essential for the families of children with depression. Families must be educated about the need to remove weapons and other means of carrying out lethal intentions (e.g., ...

Children who experience persistent sleep issues throughout their younger years may have a greater risk of developing depression in adolescence, a new study suggests. Led by Dr. Isabel Morales-Muñoz at ...

A study of more than 128,000 U.S. adults found that those who experienced parental divorce during childhood had 41% higher ...

A recent JAMA Psychiatry study determines whether residential moves during childhood and varying levels of neighborhood income deprivation are correlated with depression risk in adulthood. Study: ...

Last week we looked at The Disguises of Depression. Readers learned that children and the elderly are decades apart in having much in common, but one thing is certain: identifying depression in both ...

I recently heard Joan Luby, a child psychiatrist from Washington University in St. Louis, discuss early childhood depression. Although not listed in the DSM, the symptoms are similar to depression in ...

The world’s fastest man is inspiring children to not let their diagnoses get in the way of their dreams. After Noah Lyles won the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint with a viral photo-finish, he ...

Florida’s newest guidelines warn against prescribing psychotropic medications for children, echoing the Make America Healthy ...