Psychology & Psychiatry

Adolescents don't just think of themselves, psychologist reports

Parents often see that when their sweet, socially-minded children become adolescents they change into selfish 'hotel guests' who think only of themselves. But adolescents become increasingly better at weighing up one another's ...

Pediatrics

Understanding the unique nature of children's bodies and brains

With the increase in childhood obesity and the associated increase in type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents, there is growing interest in how children's bodies process the foods they eat and how obesity and diabetes ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

USPSTF recommends depression screening for teens

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for major depressive disorder (MDD) in adolescents, but evidence is inadequate to assess screening tools for younger children. These findings ...

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