Adolescent psychology

A new analysis finds that Prozac (generic name fluoxetine) is unsafe and ineffective for treating depression in children and adolescents. Regulatory documents show that trial participants attempted suicide after taking fluoxetine, but ...

People can be forgiven for feeling depressed these days. The future touted by global leaders is dire. The ...

One of Australia’s highest profile psychologists has backed the move to restrict the use of mobile phones in ...

Teen brains no longer find moms’ voices uniquely rewarding starting around age 13, and start to tune into ...

For over a century, psychologists such as Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers focused people’s attention on the past. ...

Canadian researchers have found “weak but significant" associations between screen time and behavioural problems such as aggression, as ...

Researchers from the University of Southern California (US) have found that children suffering from binge eating disorders (BED) ...