As a psychotherapist, I often find myself reflecting on the ways the media portrays mental health, adolescence, and the complexities of family dynamics. The new Netflix series Adolescence offers a ...

Adults are often perplexed by the new challenges facing adolescent girls coming of age in a digital culture. A classic work ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, challenging the long-held view that adolescent brain development was dominated ...

Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Research Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. 2007. Challenges in Adolescent Health Care: Workshop Report.

The formation of personal identity and separation from family are major developmental tasks of adolescence. Feelings of immortality and exception to the consequences of risky behavior may serve to ...

Listen to Opinion columnist Miu Kikuchi narrate her article “Opinion: Maintaining a maternal relationship is crucial amid challenges of adolescence.” The article was published May 17, 2024. Contrary ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...