For the parents of a teenager, adolescence can be a challenging time. But to a brain scientist, it's a marvel. "I want people to understand that adolescence is not a disease, that adolescence is an ...

Looking back at an awkward moment in the history of adolescent psychology. By Matt Richtel Matt Richtel has reported extensively on adolescent mental health. This article is adapted from his ...

Many mood and psychological disorders develop during adolescence; however, the relationship between adolescent stress-related neurogenesis and psychiatric illnesses during this period remains unclear.

It's nearly midnight on a school night. Your teenager's light is still on. Maybe they're finishing homework, scrolling through social media, or texting friends.

Empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, is a crucial aspect of human social interaction. Parents and educators often wonder how teenagers develop this essential skill and ...

A and B, t-statistic values from linear mixed-effects models for associations between greenspace exposure and T2 cortical thickness (A), T2 surface area (B), change in cortical thickness change (C) ...

Before COVID, American teenagers’ psychological health was already in decline. The pandemic, with its sudden lockdowns, school closures and other jolts to normal life, made that downward slope steeper ...