Birth order plays a role in mental health, according to a new study. Being the eldest sibling or being an only child may be linked to anxiety and depression in kids as young as age 8, according to ...

Dr Dudeney says one key takeaway is the need for parents to be aware of the prevalence of anxiety and depression with chronic pain so they can advocate for their children to be assessed.

HEALTH ALERT FOR YOU THIS MORNING. A NEW STUDY SHOWS MORE CHILDREN ARE DEALING WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND FEWER ARE GETTING TREATMENT FOR IT. SOME OF THOSE CHILDREN ARE AS YOUNG AS FOUR YEARS ...

Therefore, gifted children tend to struggle with anxiety and depression, not more so than other kids, but for different reasons, generally though not always. Often, gifted children are idealized ...

The statistics are repeated again and again in news coverage of the youth mental health crisis, but they’re no less startling: The number of children living with depression and anxiety ...

Increasing rates of mental health conditions: The study found that the rate of children with mental health conditions has continued to increase before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The study found that the proportion of children with anxiety jumped from 7.1 percent in 2016 to 10.6 percent in 2022 (the most recent year of publicly available data). Depression increased from 3. ...

Assessments for depression, anxiety and somatization were completed by the children (between ages 5.6 and 16.7 years) as part ...

In recent years, health experts have noted a disturbing trend: a significant increase in anxiety and depression among children worldwide. This rise in mental health issues is causing concern among ...

The percentage of children under 18 years old with anxiety and depression increased steadily from 2016 to 2022, according to publicly available data from the National Survey of Children’s Health ...

"teachers noted that the biggest changes in behavior occurred in children with the most significant problems at the outset, including anxiety and depression, aggressivity and impulsivity ...