The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) is widely used to define alcohol abuse and dependence. Yet little is known about the validity of DSM-IV criteria for ...

May 13, 2003 — Personality disorders exist and can be diagnosed in adolescents, according to the results of a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. The investigators ...

Source: Carl Pickhardt, Ph. D. Problems can be costly and complicating. They take energy to contend with and make life more demanding: “What must I deal with now?” So, consider problems in three ...

Sometimes their daughter's or son’s adolescent passage can weary parents: “It’s just one difficulty after another. Deal with the last and right away we’re faced with the next!” In their tired eyes, ...

Social problems were related to subclinical delusions but not subclinical hallucinations in a representative adolescent population. There is a bidirectional association between social problems and ...

Problematic social media use is characterized by addiction-like symptoms. Those struggling with problematic SMU often have difficulty controlling social media consumption and experience distress when ...

A new study found that adolescents who frequently snore are more likely to have behavioral issues like inattention, rule-breaking, and aggression. Cognitive abilities, including memory and language ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Childhood poverty was associated with increases in externalizing problems, but not internalizing, over time in ...

Specific sleep problems among babies and very young children can be linked to mental disorders in adolescents, a new study has found. Specific sleep problems among babies and very young children can ...

Sleep problems in early childhood may be linked to the development of certain mental health disorders in adolescence, according to new research. A study of 7,155 children in the United Kingdom found ...

(Philadelphia, PA) Adolescents with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to experiment with smoking and become regular tobacco ...