In a systematic review published in the journal Brain Sciences, scientists have discussed the utility and usefulness of social robots and brain-computer interface video games in treating young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Seemingly everyone is concerned about concentration these days. Margaret Sibley, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, specializes in working with adolescents and adults who have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

As a woman in my 30s who was constantly typing “ADHD” into my computer, something interesting happened to me in 2021. I started receiving a wave of advertisements beckoning me to get online help for ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Key Takeaways: — Noninvasive brain stimulation eased the symptoms of ADHD in a small, preliminary trial — Fifty-five percent of children who got brain stimulation showed improvements, while only 17% of kids in the placebo group did — But experts said the treatment is not yet ready for prime time, and the results will need…

Children with suspected ADHD and autism are waiting as long as seven years for treatment on the NHS, as the health service struggles to manage a surge in demand during a crisis in child mental health.

A common struggle among adults that have been diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is mounting debt. Ryan Mayer, ICF coach, joined Cheddar News to share how he overcame his own personal struggle with debt and how people suffering from ADHD can do the same.

Breakdowns in communication set children who have ADHD up to fail.

Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is an outdated term that is no longer officially used.[1] The correct term now is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, there is a lot of confusion between these terms. Some people use the terms “ADD” and “ADHD” interchangeably, and others consider ADD a subtype of ADHD.

[Excerpt] Jonathan Bastian talks with Anthony Rostain, Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Cooper University Health Care, about how ADHD presents itself in adults and the difference between an inability to focus as opposed to an actual psychiatric disorder.

A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Global Health analyzed data from more than 6,600 families with a child with a neurodevelopmental condition (NDC)-;autism, [sic] attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, developmental language disorder, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, and intellectual disability-;from [sic] 70 countries, including the United States.

Symptom-based ADHD diagnoses may not align with a patient’s underlying neuropathy, making it harder to develop individualized treatment plans. In a new study published in Psychiatry Research, a team led by Yale School of Medicine’s Bruce Wexler, MD, identified four ADHD subgroups based on biomarkers observed during digital neurotherapy.

Researchers have identified a “significant relationship” between higher mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA-cn) and the occurrence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Results from the systematic review and meta-analysis were published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry.