Depression in children warrants special attention because the disorder can interfere with the normal course of learning and development, impeding education, the establishment of relationships, and ...

Depression rates are rising and researchers and clinicians now say that depression often begins in childhood. Kathleen P. Hockey is a licensed social worker who has also suffered from depression.

Childhood Depression is a serious mental health condition that generally affects many children at a tender stage and has a lasting impact on them if unattended. It is quite different from the ...

Summary: Functionally impairing depression occurs in 2-10% of children and adolescents. A diagnosis of depression should be considered when a physically healthy child exhibits depressed mood or ...

Ongoing research is examining whether timing of menarche is a causal risk factor for depression in adolescence. Other work focuses on the role of individual factors in childhood (e.g. early ...

The team categorized pediatric obesity treatment response, based on changes in body mass index standard deviation score, as ...

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

This cohort study demonstrated that good response to pediatric obesity treatment was associated with reduced long-term morbidity, such as type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Additionally, ...