Childhood depression is a serious mental health condition that can affect children’’s emotional well-being and daily functioning. While it’s normal for children to experience sadness and mood changes ...

A novel psychotherapeutic intervention for depression in preschoolers was associated with reduced use of psychotropics and intensive mental health services in preadolescence, a new study has found.

One of the sad facts of life is that mental health disorders such as depression are afflicting people at an ever-younger age. Children, even preschoolers, are not immune to depression. Evidence ...

People who have experienced adverse childhood experiences are at increased risk of developing depression later in life that ...

Last week we looked at The Disguises of Depression. Readers learned that children and the elderly are decades apart in having much in common, but one thing is certain: identifying depression in both ...

It is the time of year when parents may notice changes in their children’s moods and behaviors. Depression and anxiety can affect kids as young as six, though sometimes even younger. Pediatrician Dr.

Preliminary findings from a national birth cohort suggest strong associations between exposure to fathers' depression in ...