Children may benefit from mental health medications, which may be helpful in treating autism, obsessive compulsive disorder or depression.
A child or teen with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has intrusive, persistent thoughts and compulsions that make life hard at home and in school.
Psychological assessments of children examine learning, social, behavioral and personality development to plan for =mental health and educational needs.
No two children develop in exactly the same way, but the phases of child development are, for a healthy child, logical and predictable.
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.
A learning disability can affect how a child learns to write, read and do math, as well as communication,social skills, attention, memory and coordination.
Childhood depression affects about 5 percent of American children and adolescents. There are many effective treatment options for children and their families.
Angry feelings often bubble into outbursts for children and teens. Parents may wonder whether their child's behavior is normal; Yale Medicine can help.
The breakup of parents doesn’t have to be catastrophic for children. While divorce is a loss, it can bring positive changes to a family when handled well.
A child whose angry outbursts and aggressive behavior makes life difficult may have oppositional defiant disorder (ODD); it affects 16 percent of teens.