WHO analysis reveals alarming rise in intimate partner violence among adolescent girls
Among adolescent girls who have been in a relationship, nearly a quarter (24%) – close to 19 million – will ...
Tag: Adolescent Health
Excessive smartphone use linked to mental health risks in adolescents, study indicates
In a new study of more than 50,000 Korean adolescents, those who used a smartphone for more than 4 hours ...
Study finds significant associations between sex work and muscle dysmorphia
Using data from over 900 participants in a large, diverse, and national sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults from ...
Global efforts to reduce infectious diseases must include older children and adolescents
Global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates must have a greater focus on older children and adolescents after a shift ...
Study explores how corporal punishment may impact neural systems to produce adverse effects
Don't spank your kids. That's the conventional wisdom that has emerged from decades of research linking corporal punishment to a ...
Vast majority of people with gender dysphoria continue using gender-affirming hormone treatment
Among individuals treated at a gender identity clinic in The Netherlands, those who used puberty supressing treatment before the age ...
Insufficient sleep could have long-lasting impact on the neurocognitive development of pre-teens
Elementary school-age children who get less than nine hours of sleep per night have significant differences in certain brain regions ...
