Babies whose mothers are caring and attentive usually grow into well-adjusted children, but now experts say they may also be more likely than their peers to grow into emotionally-healthy adults.

A new study adds to previous research showing that parents have lower feelings of well-being when their grown children have problems.

A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has identified brain regions that play a role in the development of childhood anxiety.

Researchers at University of South Florida have found that teens who have more optimistic outlooks tend to be healthier.

It’s a popular notion that young children “bounce back” from exposure to disaster and trauma better than adults, but a new study has found that this is not the case.

According to a new study of New York City preschoolers, children whose mother struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression after the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center were more likely to have behavioral problem than children whose mothers coped more easily with the attacks.

A team of researchers from Yale University has found that the risk of a child of an alcoholic parent developing a psychiatric illness in later life depends, in part, on the child’s gender and on which parent–mother or father–had the drinking problem.

Swedish researchers say the method a person uses to attempt suicide may help predict his or her chances of completing a suicide in the future.

Under the new rules, veterans of all wars are eligible to receive compensation if they can prove they served in a war zone in a role consistent with the events they say caused their condition.

Investigators say one reason depressed and anxious children are often overlooked for treatment is that they tend to keep to themselves and are rarely disruptive, which means teachers and other professionals may fail to notice their symptoms.