By expanding on existing mental health screening policy, thousands more students across the state can access the resources ...

Dental fear is common, but effective strategies—from CBT to sedation—can help ease anxiety and improve treatment outcomes.

Studies linking depression, cognitive difficulties, and behavioral challenges to vision impairment in children underscore the ...

A massive analysis of over 375 trials shows that structured exercise significantly reduces depression and anxiety in children and teens.

Genetic disease impacts millions of children in the U.S., with Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs disease and sickle ...

Experts from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago affirm the need to screen new fathers for mental distress, recognizing the mounting research that underscores the importance of ...

Overall study findings revealed that parents report fewer symptoms than their children with the child’s anxiety level more noticeable when the child entered the study with a diagnosis of anxiety. 22 ...

Over 11,000 children aged 10–13 were screened with a five-item version of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) questionnaire, and children who screened positive in ...

Recommendations for clinical practice The review recommends that pediatric providers integrate validated anxiety screening tools like the GAD-7 into routine primary care visits for children aged 8 and ...

Researchers identified the most effective screening tools and treatment options for children with obsessive compulsive disorder, according to the results of two meta-analyses published in ...

A brief, computerized mental health screening for children going into surgery showed that more than half were experiencing preoperative anxiety, according to findings presented at Anesthesiology ...