When mothers were slower to vocally respond to their 1-year-old children's vocalizations, the children were more likely to ...

In preschool and school-aged children with disruptive behavior disorders, programs involving parents — either alone or with the child and a caregiver or teacher — were associated with reductions in ...

Disruptive behaviour disorders (DBDs) encompass a spectrum of persistent patterns of antisocial, defiant or aggressive conduct emerging in childhood and adolescence. The two principal diagnoses, ...

Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from Yale Child Study Center. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with ...

Key Takeaways Slow responses to a baby’s vocalizations might increase their risk of childhood mental health problemsRisk of a ...

How quickly a mother verbally responds to her 12-month-old baby's babbling and sounds may be linked to the child's risk of ...

When moms were slower to vocally respond to their 1-yr-old baby's vocalizations, the child was more likely to have been diagnosed with a psychiatric ...

Neurons tucked away in an ancient part of the brain control the ability to pay attention by suppressing distractions and directing focus. The discovery of these neurons in mice by Johns Hopkins ...

Like adults, children and adolescents can get depressed, displaying persistent sadness and loss of interest in once pleasurable activities, including a sense of discouragement and feelings of ...

At least 1 in 20 families struggles with an aggressive child. Such children and their families need and should be offered evidence-based treatments. When these families get ineffective therapies—or no ...

Disruptive behaviour in childhood encompasses a range of externalising difficulties, from defiance and impulsivity to aggression and conduct problems. Such behaviours often emerge in the early years ...