Data from more than 15,000 lower-income children ages 2 to 6 reveals higher-than-expected levels of significant behavioral dysfunction. Co-authors urge increased screening, prevention programs in ...

Facing challenges with your child's behavior? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, provides expert guidance on how to differentiate between normal childhood misbehavior and genuine behavioral concerns.

Kids who need behavioral health care increase a family’s risk of financial hardship, researchers said.

As I have mentioned in previous posts, cognitive behavioral therapy is more than challenging negative, automatic thoughts. There is a whole behavioral piece of this therapy that focuses on what people ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If some children seem like they were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true. Sign up here. In a study of adult twins and their children, researchers found ...

“Many children with problem behaviors go underdiagnosed," an expert says. Reports of two 6-year-olds being arrested at school in Florida -- including one for throwing a temper tantrum -- came as a ...

In low-income families, fathers who are engaged in their children's lives can help to improve their mental health and behavior, according to a new study. In low-income families, fathers who are ...

Behavioral health has long been an afterthought of the healthcare system. It’s been carved out, reorganized and deprioritized over decades. Now, the U.S. finds itself in the midst of a behavioral ...