If your teen exhibits narcissistic behaviors, either grandiose or vulnerable, how can you tell if they have a personality ...

Young adolescents, especially boys, who participate in organized sports between ages 6 and 10 are less likely to defy their ...

How can parents distinguish between typical teenage behavior and signs of more serious mental health issues? Jessica Holzbauer, LCSW, shares her insights on recognizing normal developmental changes, ...

There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s online chat about educating adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. My name is Christina Samuels, and I cover special education for Education Week.

A study assessing adolescents' self-reported sleep behavior and social factors unearthed a relationship between individual popularity and their sleep patterns. Adolescent sleep behavior can be better ...

In our last Forensic View, we saw that adolescent cognition can be very different from that of adults. Part of this derives from developmental differences in the prefrontal cortex, but there are also ...

Adolescence is often portrayed as a period of struggle and friction, filled to the brim with exhilarating ups and depressing downs. Young people’s behavior tends to be stereotyped as self-absorbed and ...

EASTON, Pa. - St. Luke’s opened a new adolescent behavioral unit on Tuesday. St. Luke’s University Health Network says they opened its new Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit to provide safe, expert and ...

Fort Behavioral Health, a residential treatment center in Fort Worth, is halting its adolescent programs, which have been cited by state regulators for dozens of violations this year. The center in ...

A new study from the Canadian Study of Adolescent Behaviors reveals that adolescents and young adults who use pre-workout ...