ADHD is a condition marked by problems with attention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Childhood depression affects about 5 percent of American children and adolescents. There are many effective treatment options for children and their families.
A child whose angry outbursts and aggressive behavior makes life difficult may have oppositional defiant disorder (ODD); it affects 16 percent of teens.
A child or teen with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has intrusive, persistent thoughts and compulsions that make life hard at home and in school.
Child development is a series of skills and stages that occur in a child between birth and adulthood.
Angry feelings often bubble into outbursts for children and teens. Parents may wonder whether their child's behavior is normal; Yale Medicine can help.
Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in children. Learning healthy ways to calm down and handle fears is an important life skill.
A child who doesn't develop at the same rate as others of the same age may have a developmental delay; the problem may be present at birth or arise later.
Psychological assessments of children examine learning, social, behavioral and personality development to plan for =mental health and educational needs.
Autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder, interferes with a child's ability to communicate and interact with others, and also affects learning and behavior.