Researchers will study how the brain processes response to reward and frustration in order to develop more precise treatment options for children with ADHD

Just before 8 a.m. on Jan. 31, an explosion rocked a nondescript one-story office building in an affluent suburb of Detroit. The building was home to The Oxford Center, a health clinic that provided hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat a variety of disorders.

Key points: Working memory is the ability to hold key information in our mind as we go about our daily lives. For many people with ADHD, working memory is a challenge. Give your brain a rest by employing quick strategies to offload working memory demands on your brain.

This article reviews two large studies from The American Journal of Psychiatry that evaluated whether telehealth prescribing of stimulants for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increases substance misuse risk. Findings suggest that while overall risk of developing a substance use disorder was not higher with telehealth, patients starting stimulants via telehealth appeared more likely to develop a…

Clinical relevance: A new study finds that a validated online tool for diagnosing adult ADHD performs nearly as well as clinical interviews. The tool proved highly accurate when diagnosing ADHD but weaker at ruling it out. Researchers found it operated more conservatively than clinicians, often withholding a diagnosis rather than risking overdiagnosis. The study suggests…

Key point: NIBS may offer targeted therapeutic benefits for patients with ADHD, reducing inattention as well as hyperactivity and impulsivity symptoms.

Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who took a multinutrient supplement for eight weeks showed reduced levels of reactive oxygen metabolites, according to a new analysis of biological samples collected during a previously published randomized controlled trial. These findings suggest that improved oxidative balance may be one of the ways multinutrient treatment helps reduce behavioral symptoms…

With the release of Make Our Children Healthy Again: Assessment,1 the federal Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission chaired by the US Secretary of Health and Human Services has elevated poor diet, environmental chemicals, physical inactivity, chronic stress, and medication overprescription as leading threats to the health of our nation’s children. The report could have…

The Trump administration has cited Dr. Andrea Baccarelli’s expertise to warn against using acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol — in pregnancy, based on an unproven autism link.

[Excerpt] The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists disagrees with that assessment and reaffirmed the safety and benefits of acetaminophen for pregnant women shortly after Trump’s comments. Dr. Steven Fleischman, president of the ACOG, called Monday’s announcement “irresponsible” and said it “dangerously simplifies the many and complex causes of neurologic challenges in children.” “More than…

Key points: Neurodivergent individuals with eating disorders tend to report worse treatment outcomes than neurotypicals. The pathology paradigm views neurodivergence as disordered, failing to incorporate inclusivity into treatment. Through the neurodiversity paradigm, human beings are honored as they seek out mental health care. If eating disorder providers were aligned with the neurodiversity paradigm, radical shifts…

Receiving a clinical diagnosis can sometimes feel like a turning point. For many patients, simply being told the name of a condition can bring immediate relief, even before any treatment begins. A new review article published in BJPsych Bulletin explores this phenomenon, proposing that the act of diagnosis itself can be therapeutic. The authors call…