April 18th, 2012

Researchers have known that when a child has autism, siblings are also at risk for the disorder. New research now shows that half-siblings are also at ...
April 18th, 2012

New research suggests mothers with depression may excessively worry about their babies at night. As such, these mothers are more likely to spend time with ...
April 17th, 2012

A University of British Columbia researcher has developed a two-question test for parents to screen kindergarten-aged children for future anxiety disorders, the most commonly ...
April 17th, 2012

The explosive growth of electronic communication and social networking sites such as Facebook has undeniably altered the way in which many individuals communicate.
For adolescents ...
April 16th, 2012

A new Finnish study suggests screening youth for mental health issues can identify 10-15 percent of teens or early adults who go on to ...
April 14th, 2012

Cyberbullying and bullying are not the same, according to new research that suggests anti-bullying programs need to be tailored so there are specific interventions that target online bullying.
"There ...
April 12th, 2012

Researchers have discovered that mothers tend to be more critical of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder than they are ...
April 11th, 2012

The decision to tell your parents that you are gay, lesbian or bisexual is often difficult. New research suggests "coming ...
April 10th, 2012

A mom who suffers from depression after giving birth -- called postpartum depression -- is also likely to incur higher health care costs than a mom who ...
April 10th, 2012

A provocative new study discovers a strong relationship between maternal obesity and diabetes, and the likelihood of having a ...