Articles about 'adolescents'

New study to reveal what happens to the human brain as we mature; research will also provide insight into the development of mental disorders

Test could be used as an inexpensive screening tool to facilitate early intervention.

A landmark study of criminal activity in teenagers indicates that some never see crime as a course of action while others are vulnerable to environmental inducements to crime. The study reveals factors that explains why some young people are ‘crime-prone’ and others ‘crime-averse’, and explains why crime hot spots occur.

Brain scans of teenage boys with severe antisocial behaviour have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain.