You know when you don't feel like yourself. If you're suffering from depression, it's likely you're feeling varying degrees of exhaustion, worthlessness, helplessness, and/or hopelessness. When such negative thoughts and feelings persist, some...
A child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has problems in sustaining attention and concentration. He or she typically exhibits developmentally inappropriate levels of activity and impulsivity and is often the subject of great...
When you think about someone being diagnosed with depression, a young child or teenager might not come first to mind--and yet, as many as one in 8 teens and one in 33 children suffer with clinical depression. Depression is more than just "feeling...
The number of families who are affected by mental, emotional, and behavior disorders in young people is staggering. It is estimated that as many as one in five children or adolescents may have a mental health problem that can be identified and...
Autism typically affects a person's ability to communicate, form relationships with others, and respond appropriately to the world around them. As recently as a decade ago it was estimated that only about four per 10,000 children were affected--...
Children with conduct disorder repeatedly violate the personal or property rights of others and the basic expectations of society. A diagnosis of conduct disorder is likely if the behavior continues for a period of 6 months or longer. Because of the...
