adolescents

Children wade in a flooded street last June in Leiyang, China.

What's Killing The World's Teenagers? Road Accidents, Suicide, Floods

6:23pm May 13, 2016

by Emily Sohn

Teenagers are an overlooked group when it comes to global health. A new report offers often surprising insights into the threats to their health and well-being.

Suicide rates for women and girls are on the rise.

Suicide Rates Climb In U.S., Especially Among Adolescent Girls

10:11am April 22, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

After a decline throughout the '90s, suicide rates have reversed course. Suicide has increased in almost every age group over the past 15 years.

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Young Teens Suffer Most From Turbulent Mood Swings

3:41pm October 15, 2015

by Lynne Shallcross

The sturm und drang of early adolescent emotions can be rough on everyone in the family. Fear not, developmental psychologists say — it's almost certainly going to get better. In a few years.

In Palo Alto's High-Pressure Schools, Suicides Lead To Soul-Searching

10:51am May 11, 2015

by NPR Staff

The competitive California school district has seen four students take their own lives since October. One junior talks about reactions to the deaths, pressures students face and hopes for the future.

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The ParaGuard IUD, which releases copper into the uterine cavity, can last up to 10 years. In clinical studies, the pregnancy rate among women using the device was less than 1 pregnancy per 100 women annually.

Health & Safety

Are Pediatricians Prepared To Help Patients Who Want IUDs?

8:13am February 13, 2015

by Shefali Luthra

Some pediatricians and other doctors worry they aren't properly prepared to make this highly effective form of birth control available, because their training didn't cover insertion of the devices.

Dr. Frances Jensen is a professor and chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

Why Teens Are Impulsive, Addiction-Prone And Should Protect Their Brains

1:26pm January 30, 2015

New research shows that teenagers' brains aren't fully insulated, so the signals travel slowly when they need to make decisions. Neuroscientist Frances Jensen, who wrote The Teenage Brain, explains.

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Researchers say that aggressive people tend to interpret ambiguous faces as reflecting hostility.

Health & Safety

Would Angry Teens Chill Out If They Saw More Happy Faces?

9:59pm April 08, 2013

by Alix Spiegel

Since most of the faces we encounter are emotionally ambiguous, we're forced into interpretations. And in the case of troubled teens, the perception of hostile faces all around can lead to aggressive behavior. In an experiment, researchers tried to retrain the way those kids interpreted faces.

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