February 2020: You’re an average teenager waking up for school. You get to first period and chat with your tablemates. Your chemistry assignment is difficult, but you figure it out together. Lunch ...

UD professor examines the efficacy and usability of Calm Cat, an intervention program that combines behavioral skills training with mentor-based coaching According to the U.S. Department of Health and ...

Social anxiety and agoraphobia share several characteristics. However, they are two distinct conditions with various key differences. Social anxiety and agoraphobia are two different conditions that ...

For many children, school is more than just classes, homework and playgrounds. It is also a place of pressure, social challenges and expectations. While a little nervousness before a test or on the ...

The anticipation of a new school year brings a complex mix of emotions for both students and teachers in K-12 education. As the 2025-2026 academic year approaches, experiencing anxiety about returning ...

Anjali sat at the kitchen table in front of a blank piece of paper. She sat, and sat, and sat. Then she got up from the table and walked away. The unfinished task? A Valentine’s card for her ...

Feeling anxious, fearful, or avoidant about situations that might involve the scrutiny of others can be a part of social anxiety and social phobia. The scope and intensity of symptoms and their ...

Uniquely You Mental Health Center, the UAE’s first publicly neurodivergent-owned and operated mental health clinic, has ...

Credit: Getty Images. Lisa Beauvois, FNP, PMHNP, a nurse practitioner at Johns Hopkins Pediatric Psychiatry, shares insights on school avoidance and refusal. The rates and severity of school avoidance ...