For some teenagers, the new school year means reuniting with their friends. For others, it means an increase in anxiety and in the...

An interesting new (and free) tool kit to support young people who are drinking has just been realised by Humankind. Based on the AUDIT,...

According to a 2017 UCLA study, students with ADHD make up about 6% of the college student population and represent the most common type...

Teens who bully, harass, or otherwise victimize their peers are not always lashing out in reaction to psychological problems or unhealthy...

There are well documented risk factors associated with developing substance use disorder across all age groups. A recent study from IUPUI...

As any parent will tell you, no two children behave in exactly the same way. It is part of what makes each individual unique. So, why do...

I recently watched the Netflix documentary “Three Identical Strangers.” Without too much of a spoiler alert, triplets who were separated...

Offending in young people is deeply entwined with impulsive behavior and particular group norms. This is supported by a recent study...

Outside of work, I am a very keen family historian. It fascinates me how people lived everyday lives in past millennia and how their...

I have long suggested that parenting does not belong solely to a parent. Parenting style is determined where the resources of a parent...

My first day back at work in 2020 was with a fantastic team of mental health housing workers. We had an extensive debate on the role of...

Traits are often much stronger than talents in predicting where people are most happiest. When developing peoples sense of their future...

Throughout 2019, Developing Health & Independence (DHI), have been marking their 20th anniversary as a charity by looking to the future....

Adolescents place a lot of emphasis on popularity and they are keenly aware of the difference between being liked and being popular. If...

Studies over the past 20 years have found a correlation between the number of adverse childhood events (such as death or divorce) and...

This is a timely study after the end of the long summer holiday. In lectures I often discuss how parenting is bi-directional. Parenting...

How many times have you wished you could give your younger self a piece of advice? Robin Kowalski, professor in Clemson University's...

In lectures I often stress the importance of naming emotions in the client in the here and now. My mantra is always that a named emotion...

In a first of its kind review, published in World Psychiatry -- the world's leading psychiatric research journal, the researchers...

Teenage girls with problematic social behavior display reduced brain activity and weaker connectivity between the brain regions...