Programs involving parents are linked to immediate improvements in disruptive behaviors among children with disruptive behavior disorders, a meta-analysis finds.

Tweens who spend more time on screens have a higher likelihood of developing disruptive behavior disorders, with social media having an especially strong influence, a new UC San Francisco-led study ...

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a disruptive behavior disorder that emerges during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by persistent angry or irritable mood, unruly and argumentative ...

A systemic review from the University of Warwick's Medical School shows that financial incentives can increase the number of parents who attend parenting skills groups focused on disruptive behavior ...

Children exposed to cannabis in the womb are over three times more likely to develop behavioral problems than non-exposed peers, found a new study published in Psychiatry Research. The findings ...

There is no scientific evidence showing that pregnant women taking the painkiller paracetamol causes autism in their children, medical experts and drug regulators have emphasized after Donald Trump ...

We often think of temper tantrums as something that kids outgrow after the toddler years. But some kids just...don’t. Having a child or teenager who is prone to emotional outbursts or who considerably ...

NYU Langone’s Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offer Clinical Psychology Externship at our Child Study Center ...

Kids often squirm, fidget, talk too much, or don’t want to take turns. It’s not unusual for any kid to have trouble paying attention sometimes. But for almost 10% of kids with ADHD (attention deficit ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...