Experts called for more research focused on ADHD in girls and women in a panel in New York City last Thursday. The National Institutes of Health, the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, only funded one study in 2023 focused on ADHD and women, Julia Schechter, co-director of the Duke Center for…

Women and girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have historically been under and misdiagnosed. Is the world finally catching up?

NEW YORK, Jan. 18 (UPI) — A lingering shortage of medications to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is forcing patients to scramble to obtain the prescription drugs they need. The shortage of ADHD medications “has caused some strain on patients and families,” Dr. Lisa Spector, division chief of developmental and behavioral pediatrics at Nemours Children’s Health Florida…

MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For most types of sleep disorders, there are significant differences for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with typically developing (TD) children, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in Autism Research.

Pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were found to have both shared and distinct alterations in gray matter volumes (GMVs). These findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis were published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Key Takeaways: ADHD is often misdiagnosed and goes untreated in adults. There’s no evidence that technology or social media use causes adults to develop ADHD. Mental health conditions like anxiety and depression often overlap with ADHD, so it is important for adults to get the right diagnosis and treatment.

CONFERENCE REPORTER: Investigators found in recent research that centanafadine sustained release is an effective treatment for adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) regardless of patient treatment history. They shared these results in a poster presentation at the 2024 American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) Annual Meeting.

CONFERENCE REPORTER: Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD) show distinct motivations and patterns of substance use. Additionally, treating ADHD symptoms does not decrease an individual’s likelihood of misusing substances. The poster, “Substance Use Motives and Patterns in People With and Without ADHD,” presented at the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders 2024 conference sought to…

A growing body of evidence links the consumption of unhealthy and ultra-processed foods with an increase in mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. A 2022 study found that the more ultra-processed foods a participant consumed, the more likely they were to report anxiety and depression. Other studies have linked poor diet to conditions like…

Investigators from the French Health and Medical Research Institute (INSERM), University of Bordeaux, and Charles Perrens Hospital, alongside their Canadian, British, and Swedish counterparts, have shown that attention deficit disorder hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity is linked with physical health problems.

KEY POINTS: Practicing mindfulness can reduce impulsivity and emotional reactivity. Mindfulness includes breathing skills, yoga, pausing, and observing inner and outer experiences. Mindfulness changes the brain through neuroplasticity and changes brain structures related to reactivity.

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