For many reasons, including anxiety, depression, social issues and learning problems, an estimated 10-15% of kids are chronically absent from school.
Everyone feels anxiety at times, but a person whose anxiety interferes with living a normal life may have an anxiety disorder, and it can be treated.
For people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), symptoms associated with going through a terrifying experience last long after the traumatic event.
Insomnia is a medical condition in which insufficient sleep causes a significant decline in daytime performance and functioning.
Pediatric movement disorders are neurological conditions that affect the speed, fluency, quality and ease with which a child moves.
Alcohol use disorder is a chronic, recurring disorder characterized by continued alcohol use despite harmful consequences. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Childhood depression is indicated by persistent feelings of sadness that interfere with the ability to function in daily life. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A child whose angry outbursts and aggressive behavior makes life difficult may have oppositional defiant disorder (ODD); it affects 16 percent of teens.
A child or teen with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has intrusive, persistent thoughts and compulsions that make life hard at home and in school.
Binge eating disorder is characterized by eating an unusually large amount of food in one sitting and feeling a loss of control. Learn about symptoms and treatment.