Children & Adolescents

Psychosis Risk Is 2-3 Times Greater in Those With Major Childhood Adversities, Study Finds
In the largest and most nuanced meta-analysis of its kind to date, researchers have found that significant adversity during childhood is associated with an increased risk of psychotic disorder or… Read More
Sleep Disturbances in Preadolescents Predicted Increased Depression Severity, Self-Harm Behaviors the Following Week
For the first time, researchers have obtained evidence establishing a potentially predictive connection between disturbances in sleep and the occurrence of depression and self-harming behaviors in… Read More
Childhood Stress and Early Onset of Female Puberty May Raise Risk of Depression and Anxiety in Adolescence, Study Finds
Being exposed to trauma during childhood has been associated with significantly increased risk for developing depression and anxiety later in life. Precisely how trauma translates into greater risk… Read More
Network Connectivity Patterns in High-Risk Pre-Adolescents Correctly Predicted Depression Symptom Onset 2 Years Later
Researchers have used functional brain imaging data to discover biomarkers that have the potential to predict early-onset depression in pre-adolescent youths with a family history of depression. Read More
Relation Between Daily Mood and Sleep in Preschool Children Highlights Importance of End-of-Day Mood
Common sense suggests there is a direct relationship between mood and how we sleep. When we are disturbed emotionally, for example, we may expect this to impact our sleep: how long we sleep during… Read More