Children & Adolescents

Does Too Much “Screen-Time” Harm Kids’ Brain Development? Tests in Rodents Seek Answers

Several observational studies have suggested a possible link between children’s “screen time” in front of electronic media and the likelihood... Read More

Brain Imaging Reveals Indicator of Future Behavior Changes for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders

When children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) , it can be difficult to predict what that means for... Read More

New Brain Biomarker Found for Depression Risk in Young Children

Three past recipients of NARSAD grant awards and their colleagues at Washington University, St. Louis have reported the first-ever structural... Read More

Possible Early Predictor of Mental Health Risk

From The Quarterly, Fall 2014 Over the last two decades, researchers have learned that severe stress experienced early in life... Read More

Mental Health Researchers Discuss Opportunities for New Research on the Teen Brain

One in five adolescents has a mental illness that will persist into adulthood. Because mental health costs pose such a... Read More