Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s online chat about educating adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. My name is Christina Samuels, and I cover special education for Education Week.

Roughly every month I receive an e-mail from a parent somewhere in the world asking for help with a child who is violent, angry or aggressive. Some people describe being physically beaten or having ...

RBD is marked by loss of REM sleep atonia, leading to physical dream enactment. Polysomnography is essential to confirm RBD and rule out other disorders. Idiopathic RBD is a strong predictor of ...

Past age 50, men are much more likely to have REM sleep behavior disorder than women. Jose Luis Pelaez/Stone via Getty Images Every night, you go through four to five sleep cycles. Each cycle, lasting ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Detecting a child’s mental disorder can be difficult because many of the behaviors can also occur as part of normal development. As a result, some parents are hesitant to seek help. To help you ...

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 ...

Kids who need behavioral health care increase a family’s risk of financial hardship, researchers said.

Eating disorders can profoundly impact the psychosocial functioning and physical health of adolescents. Early and effective treatment is essential to prevent long-term adverse and devastating effects.