Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

What causes sudden aggression? A new study identifies the LH-DRN brain circuit that triggers physical attacks in mice.

Detecting a child’s mental disorder can be difficult because many of the behaviors can also occur as part of normal development. As a result, some parents are hesitant to seek help. To help you ...

Researchers from five colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology are testing a new way to deliver mental health therapy to people struggling with alcohol/drug addiction and aggressive behavior. RIT ...

Conduct disorder involves a pattern of antisocial, defiant, aggressive behavior in childhood and teenage years. If it continues into adulthood, a person may have antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) ...

Decoding people’s intentions so we can interpret their behavior and respond appropriately is challenging, especially when it comes to passive-aggressiveness. Attributional Ambiguity In social ...

Aggressive behavior can create challenges for healthcare professionals who care for people with Parkinson’s disease. Investigators studying aggressive outbursts toward caregivers were surprised to ...

How frustrating is it to deal with a passive aggressive person? Pretty quickly, our patience wears thin and we feel the pain of their hurtful words. Naturally, it's difficult, if not impossible, to ...