Adolescence and puberty are not the same. Adolescence is that 10- to 12-year period of social and psychological growth that transforms the dependent child (beginning in late elementary or early middle ...

Source: Car Pickhardt Ph.D. The young couple was clear about their choice: “We’re not ready to have a child yet because we like living just for ourselves.” They had made an accurate assessment because ...

Purpose Few studies have examined how psychosocial risk and protective factors in adolescence shape mental health outcomes ...

Netflix’s Adolescence has sparked global debate by portraying how loneliness, masculinity norms, and online influences can ...

Mass General Brigham investigators found an association between negative experiences during pregnancy and risk of mental health problems, such as depression, as children reached their teenage years ...