Children's Health Articles

• Attention Deficit Disorder
  ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
  Mental Health Research
  Children's Health
  Psychiatry
   
  

  Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

  Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (sometimes referred to as ADD for those without hyperactivity) is thought to be a neurological disorder, always present from childhood, which manifests ... > more
• Osteoporosis
  Bone and Spine
  Healthy Aging
  Women's Health
  Leukemia
  Stem Cells
   

  Bone age

  Bone age is a way of describing the degree of maturation of a child's bones. As a person grows from fetal life through childhood, puberty, and finishes growth as a young adult, the bones of the ... > more
• Autism
  Children's Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Birth Defects
  Healthy Aging
  Down Syndrome
   

  Rett syndrome

  Rett syndrome (or Rett's disorder) is a progressive neurological disorder that is classified as a pervasive developmental disorder by the DSM-IV. The symptoms of this disorder are easily confused ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Breastfeeding
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Children's Health
   
  

  Infant

  The word infant is commonly used as a slightly more formal word for baby (the youngest category of child). The term infant is also used as formal/legal term for minor; that is, a child in general. A ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Healthy Aging
  Children's Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Urology
  Insomnia Research
   
  

  Bedwetting

  Bedwetting (or nocturnal enuresis or sleepwetting) is involuntary urination while asleep. It is the normal state of affairs in infancy. Primary enuresis is when the child has never been dry at night ... > more
• Educational Psychology
  Language Acquisition
  Perception
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Intelligence
  Healthy Aging
   

  Dyslexia

  Developmental dyslexia is a condition or learning disability which causes difficulty with reading and writing. Its standard definition is a difficulty in reading and writing in spite of normal ... > more
• Children's Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Child Psychology
  Controlled Substances
  Sports Medicine
   

  Child abuse

  Child abuse is the physical or psychological maltreatment of a child by an adult, often synonymous with the term child maltreatment or the term child abuse and neglect. There are many forms of abuse ... > more
• Back and Neck Pain
  Children's Health
  Staying Healthy
  Psychology Research
  Diseases and Conditions
  Elder Care
   

  Separation anxiety disorder

  Separation anxiety disorder (or simply separation anxiety) is a psychological condition in which an individual has excessive anxiety regarding separation from home or from people to whom the ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Gene Therapy
  Workplace Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Disability
   

  Occupational therapy

  Occupational therapy (OT) is skilled treatment that helps individuals achieve independence in all facets of their lives. It gives people the "skills for the job of living" necessary for independent ... > more
• Autism
  Child Development
  Birth Defects
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Children's Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Autism

  Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior. Although ... > more

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