According to a new study published Monday in Pediatrics, “having childhood ADHD could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood.” The LA Times reports that the data “confirm earlier work that linked higher adult weight and obesity with childhood ADHD diagnoses …...

This weekend, the American Psychiatric Association released its new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, called the DSM-5. A post in NPR’s Shots blog explains “The DSM has taken on biblical proportions over the years because its list of several hundred disorders is often used...

According to a CDC report, 1 in 5 children ages 3 to 17 has a mental illness, and an article in Bloomberg News reports that $247 billion are spent each year treating these patients. This figure is increasing “along with the number of kids hospitalized for mood disorders, substance abuse and other...