Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD is one of the most common diagnoses in children. But now, the country’s largest pediatric urgent care network is offering testing. NBC6’s Sheli Muñiz has more.

The rate of prescriptions for ADHD medications rose by 30% during the height of the pandemic, from 2020 to 2022. Most of these new prescriptions were given to people between the ages of 20 and 39. And the prescription rate for those assigned female at birth, including women and some trans people, doubled during this…

CONFERENCE REPORTER: Last week, the American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorder’s 2024 conference brought together the nation’s top researchers, educators, and clinicians in conjunction with key governmental stakeholders, including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A recent study confirmed using substances such as alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine, is linked to worsened psychiatric symptoms in adolescents. [1],[2] The research ultimately disproved that substances have unique or nonunique associations with psychiatric symptoms—a single substance type was not linked to a particular psychiatric disorder.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the University of Minnesota Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain leveraged a large national dataset and neuroimaging to confirm the brain-wide effects of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. The study, published today in the Journal of Neuroscience, further unravels the complex relationship between brain connectivity and behavioral…

Diagnoses of ADHD are surging in a surprising group: adult women. Doctors who treat them are looking at smartphones as both a contributor and a cure.

A University of British Columbia report found that more than half of the 100 most popular videos on TikTok about the neurodevelopmental disorder ADHD contained misleading information. Dr. Anthony Yeung, who led the research, explains why ADHD self-diagnosis could be dangerous.

Amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate exposure in utero does not appear to increase the risk for childhood neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in JAMA Psychiatry.

A pharmaceutical company is recalling medication for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and narcolepsy because packages of the drug may contain the wrong pills, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reporting.

“Stimming” or self-stimulation can be used to define any conscious or unconscious self-soothing behaviors a person does. These behaviors are usually in the form of repetitive sounds or movements. Vocal stimming (or auditory stimming) specifically, refers to any self-stimulation behavior that involves the use of the vocal cords, mouth, lips, and ears.

The prevalence of mental health disorders among people with atopic dermatitis (AD) varies globally, with prevalence higher among those with more severe AD, according to study results published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venerology. Investigators conducted a review and meta-analysis to assess the worldwide prevalence of comorbid mental disorders, including…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — The University of Alabama will host the 16th annual Southeast Regional ADHD Conference on Thursday and Friday.