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The risk of dying changes over the course of a lifetime. Very high at birth, it falls and then gradually rises again… except for a peak after adolescence. Why such a statistical anomaly?
Psychology researchers found that daily acts of kindness were linked to increases in positive mood – especially for teens who felt depressed.
Many psychologists claim that 13 Reasons Why could incite young people to take their own lives. But their claims aren’t supported by evidence.
For coaches like Ohio State’s Urban Meyer, it’s not just about X’s and O’s.
The number of youth mental health centres known as headspace has rapidly expanded in the last decade. But we have yet to see evaluation of whether the services improve young people’s mental health.
Only 1% of adolescent friendships last the distance - but could our schools be the real root of the problem?
In some ways, it’s spot-on. In others, not so much.
Children who were bullied had more than a two-fold increase in odds of depression later in life compared with children not victimised by their peers.
According to a study of Vermont doctors, best practice guidelines for prescribing antipsychotic medication to children are followed only half the time.
Think back to high school: everyone knew who was getting high or having sex or studying all day long, right? But what if we were all wrong?
Stories of teens taking and sending a naked picture of themselves with their phones have been all over the news media in recent years. The outcome? Shocking, according to reports which have suggested that…
The stereotype that popular kids don’t get bullied has been busted by a new study that found becoming more popular at school can actually increase a student’s risk of being bullied. The study, published…
It’s a well-worn political trick that you caricature and call your opponents names when you don’t want to engage with the substance of their claims. In debates about porn, pornography advocates often seek…
Porn. Just utter the word aloud and hearts pound, pulses quicken, and minds start racing. Depending on the context, these effects may be the result of concern for young people’s well-being rather than…
Puberty has long been recognised as a transition point in which many emotional and behavioural problems emerge. These include depression and anxiety, substance use and abuse, self-harm and eating disorders…
MATTERS OF THE MIND – a series which examines the clinician’s bible for diagnosing mental disorders, the DSM, and the controversy surrounding the forthcoming fifth edition. As a child and adolescent psychiatrist…
Families can be educated to help their children overcome anorexia nervosa, according to new research. Family-based therapy…
The film adaptation of the first of Suzanne Collins’ trilogy, The Hunger Games, will premiere nationally tomorrow. The books and film are set in a post-apocalyptic America, where teenagers are forced to…
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Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
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Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Popular Culture, Bournemouth University
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Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University
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Associate Professor, City University of New York
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Professor of Adolescent Health Research, The University of Melbourne
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Professor of Pediatrics & Clinical Psychology, Indiana University