A child who melts down over homework, screen time, a change in plans, or being told “no” may simply be having a difficult moment. But when severe outbursts happen again and again, seem far bigger than the situation, and are followed by a pattern of irritability or anger that lasts most of the day, parents

If you have felt low, flat, or joyless for what seems like forever, and you cannot point to one bad week or one hard month that explains it, there is a reason that feeling has a name. Persistent depressive disorder, also called dysthymia, is a form of depression that does not lift after a few