It’s already known that adolescents who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD — affecting about 11.4% of U.S. children 3-14 — are at a higher risk of anxiety and ...

Although they’re different mental health conditions, they commonly co-occur and have some symptoms that overlap. Here’s why that’s important when it comes to getting the right treatment. Depression ...

Scientists studying 1,300 golden retrievers have uncovered genetic clues explaining why some dogs are more anxious, energetic, or aggressive than others. Remarkably, several of the same genes linked ...

Nipping negative repetitive thinking in the bud has the potential to stave off numerous mental health disorders. Think Eeyore and Piglet. Cheerful Piglet is a chronic worrier, coping with anxiety; ...

Behavioral changes—such as anxiety, depression, irritability, apathy or agitation, collectively known as neuropsychiatric ...

Anxiety, aggression, hyperactivity and other adverse behaviors in preschoolers were associated with higher intake of ...

A recent study published in Physiology & Behavior suggests that administering ketamine during periods of social stress in adolescence can prevent the development of anxiety and social withdrawal.

Giftedness, or any sort of talent or inordinately high degree of expertise, is positively correlated with perfectionism—the higher the talent, the more pressure to perfect it. Therefore, gifted ...

HYDERABAD: The worsening US job market is pushing thousands of young Indians studying or working there to breaking point, with student groups and community associations reporting a sharp rise in ...

Can you remember the last time you dug in the dirt? About half of us might say, “Sure, I just planted some cabbage and spread mulch last weekend!” As for the other 50 percent, we might have to think ...