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

Under the carefully styled hair of a teenager, the brain is roiling with change. Some nerve cells are killed off, others are pruned back and still others are locked into place, a restyling that moves ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

This month, we feature videos of a Greater Good presentation by Daniel Siegel about his new book, Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain. In this excerpt from his talk, Dr. Siegel ...

Importance Nigeria has a population of 233 million people and high rates of adolescent motherhood. Reduction of adolescent ...

The role of bracing in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who are at risk for curve progression and eventual surgery is controversial. We conducted a multicenter study that included ...

Early adolescence (around age 9 to 13) can be the enemy of school achievement. Rebelling against being defined and being treated any longer as a "child" can cause early adolescents to resist the ...

Per occasion, alcohol use is higher among adolescents than adults in both humans and laboratory animals, suggesting that maturational changes in the adolescent brain contribute to the elevation in ...