Feeling sad sometimes is normal, especially during cancer treatment. Learn about the differences between feeling sad and depression and treatment options available.
Learn how depression is different from sadness. Also learn about what causes depression, how common it is in children and teens, and what you can do to help your child.
Learn how a baby's system of attachment develops over the first year of life. Attachment will solidify as a baby's memory develops.
Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression, how they can impact your teen and how depression is diagnosed.
Learn about the different types of hemophilia, how it is inherited and how it is diagnosed and treated.
When you have a child who has cancer, it is normal for you to feel sad or worry. For some people this may develop into depression or anxiety.
Down syndrome is a genetic condition present at birth. Learn about the symptoms, complications and outlook for children with Down syndrome.
Find out how a chronic condition affects your child's mental health and how to help them adjust to a recent diagnosis.
Brain disorders can be caused by medical conditions, illness or injury. Find out how they can affect a child's mental health and overall functioning.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes painful bumps and boils to develop in the folds of the skin. Learn about the signs, symptoms and treatment of HS.
Learn about the common behavioural and physical signs and symptoms of bulimia nervosa with this interactive click through.
Somatization is the expression of distress through physical symptoms and results from the mind-body or brain-body connection. Find out how it affects your child's health.
Find out how different types of psychotherapy and lifestyle changes can help ease depression.
Learn about stress and how it affects the body. Also learn the differences between good stress and bad stress.
Find out what screen time is, how much time you should be spending online and how too much screen time can impact your mental health.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects different systems in your body, not just the respiratory system. There may also be changes in your liver, pancreas, intestines, muscles, bones, and reproductive organs.
Learn how antidepressants treat the symptoms of depression.
Siblings may receive less attention at times because the needs of a child with epilepsy take over. Helping siblings cope is an important aspect of family life as well.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Discover how OCD can impact a child's family, school life, and social life trajectory.
Click on icons to learn about the physical and behavioural symptoms of an anxiety disorder. Then, scroll down for things to try when feeling anxious.
This page contains information on book resources available for parents of premature babies.
Thyroid stimulating hormone deficiency is a type of hypopituitarism. Learn how it affects the body, as well as how it is diagnosed and treated.
Discover the main features and causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which affects one in 20 children.
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