Anxiety disorders are on the rise in kids, and while the social effects of COVID-19, shutdowns, and other related changes accelerated the rise, rates were already growing rapidly. The prevalence can ...

A new study from the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland screened school-age children for anxiety and examined the efficacy of the Master Your Worries programme ...

Parents have been quite anxious to ask me what to do for their child or teen’s feelings of anxiety. Let me try to put ...

Birth order plays a role in mental health, according to a new study. Being the eldest sibling or being an only child may be linked to anxiety and depression in kids as young as age 8, according to a ...

Light‐intensity activity can significantly reduce anxiety symptoms in children and teens. A combination of moderate resistance and aerobic exercise was found to be effective at easing depression.

Children's anxiety often hides behind anger, sleep issues, and physical complaints. Parents must watch for irritability, ...

ORLANDO — Education helped providers feel more comfortable using the General Anxiety Disorder-7 to screen children for ...

On her first full day of preschool, Alexander Lane’s 3-year-old daughter stayed in the car for an hour at drop-off because she didn’t want to go inside. On the second day, she entered class in tears. ...