Your teen's sleeping habits may affect how their brain functions, according to new research from the University of Georgia published in Brain and Behavior. And lack of quality sleep may put kids at ...

Mental health, substance use and other behavioral health care made up about 40% of all health expenditures for U.S. children in 2022, nearly twice as much as in 2011, according to findings published ...

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.

CINCINNATI--A six-year study that analyzed data from a 25-question screening tool found alarming evidence of unhealthy behavioral trajectories starting as early as age 2 among families affected by low ...

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 ...

Study finds link between cell phone radiation and behavior problems in mice. March 15, 2012— -- A new study could re-ignite the debate over the potentially dangerous effects of cell phone ...

“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 ...

Health plans have been pouring resources into data analytics for years. They’ve mapped chronic disease trends, pored over prescription data, and chased cost-savings across every corner of the ...

Costs to families for behavioral problems grew more than twice as fast as other childhood health care over the past decade Behavioral care made up about 40% of all health expenditures for U.S.