Today's school and ubiquitous social media environment can put enormous pressure on adolescents in particular. What can ...

Adolescents who regularly choose solitude over social connection show measurable differences in brain structure and function, according to a large neuroimaging study.

Childhood adversities have distinct effects on mental health and cognitive development, necessitating a nuanced understanding beyond the traditional adverse childhood experiences framework. The study ...

Adolescence is a period of social reorientation: a shift from a world centered on parents and family to one shaped by peers, ...

Income inequality in society has been linked to structural changes in the brains of children who go on to experience poorer mental health.