Physicians tend to focus on specifically defined disorders and are interested in the longer-term outcomes of people suffering from these disorders. For instance, psychiatrists are concerned with the ...

Roughly every month I receive an e-mail from a parent somewhere in the world asking for help with a child who is violent, angry or aggressive. Some people describe being physically beaten or having ...

Kids who need behavioral health care increase a family’s risk of financial hardship, researchers said.

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Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a smartwatch-based alert system that signals parents at the earliest signs of a ...

The way to tell ODD from developmentally appropriate anger, tantrums, and misbehavior, even a very bad patch, is duration and intensity. “The most notable thing with ODD is going to be the severity ...

There is no single treatment for oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). It commonly involves a combination of training and therapy tailored to the needs of the child and family. Oppositional defiant ...

Alexia was a normal 4-year-old when she suddenly became defiant and explosive. Alexia Baier was an eager-to-learn, 4-year-old girl beginning pre-K in a suburb outside of Chicago. She thrived ...

Childhood is a time of growth, learning, and development. Your child is increasing in height and weight, learning new physical and social skills, and laying the foundations of adulthood. If you have ...

This study shows that even small, well-timed interventions can change the trajectory of a child’s emotional dysregulation ...

Psychologists typically do not diagnose children with personality disorders. This is because their personality is still developing and can change quickly as they grow. However, a child may show early ...