Can Heart Health Prevent Bipolar Disorder in Teens?

One of AIM’s new Science Advisory Board members, Benjamin Goldstein, is spearheading cutting edge research on the connection between heart disease and bipolar disorders in teens.

Youth and Depression: The Epidemic Amid The Pandemic

Though discussions of mental health have gained ground in recent years, we still have a long way to go — especially when it comes to mental health for youth.

Taking Eating Disorder Treatments Virtual

Can We Help Prevent Anxiety in Kids?

What if playing Red Light Green Light and Simon Says helped inoculate children against anxiety? New research by Dr. Kate Fitzgerald suggests it can.

Teens with Severe Depression and Bipolar Disorder Find New Ways of Interacting

A skills-based approach for adolescents experiencing or at-risk for severe depression, bipolar disorder and psychosis.

Could Targeting Irritability in Kids Improve Their Mental Health?

New studies suggest that personalizing standard psychotherapy treatment may be key to helping highly irritable children get better.

The RAP Program: Early Intervention for Serious Mental Illness

Prediction, early intervention, and prevention of serious mental illness is becoming possible through New York based Recognition and Prevention (RAP) program. By Sydney Stilwell Severe anxiety fills you with fear and dread. It makes you doubt yourself. It seeps into the dark nooks and crannies of your psyche to feed