Mental Health and Kids

A sudden onset of anxiety attacks usually has a specific cause that can be addressed.

Sometimes a child's nerves can set off health problems.

A child with ADD expends two the three times the energy in school as a typical child, and needs some downtime when he gets home.

Young children who seem extremely depressed and fixated on death and dying need help.

Learn why preparation is the answer to alleviating test anxiety.

A family therapist helps parents identify depression.

A mother seeks advice on how to help her honor student son, who refuses to lighten his academic load.

Find out about Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), a syndrome where children have hostile, negative, and defiant behaviors.

Kids as young as four years of age can be clinically depressed.

A grandmother wants to know how she can persuade her ex-daughter-in-law to get her abused child the therapy that he needs.

A mother seeks advice on how to find a therapist who is a good fit for both her and her daughter.

It is not "normal" or healthy for a child to be so distressed for so long.

Our expert recommends a professional therapist for an angry five-year-old who is threatening suicide.

A mother seeks advice on how to reassure her young son that his dad is safe when traveling.

It's best to be cautious about giving any medicines to children and to minimize the amount we do prescribe.

Today's kids are being exposed to far more anxiety-provoking information than past generations.

If you disagree with your school's assessment, seek an independent evaluation by a multidisciplinary team outside the school system.

Read our expert's analysis of a six-year-old's nighttime wakefulness.