ADHD, asthma, and economic hardship: New research suggests a causal pathway

In a recent study conducted published in npj Mental Health Research, researchers found significant associations between family income, asthma, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children. The findings provide evidence for a causal pathway where lower family income not only directly leads to more severe ADHD symptoms but also has an indirect effect through asthma…

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Lenard A. Adler, MD: “Symptoms of ADHD Need to Go Back to Childhood”

Symptoms of ADHD do not appear out of thin air in adulthood, Lenard, A. Adler, from NYU Langone Health told HCPLive during the annual American Psychiatric Association (APA) conference in New York.1  “The symptoms of ADHD need to go back to childhood,” Alder said in the interview. He explained the diagnostic ADHD screening requires a significant onset of attentional, hyperactivity, or…

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Kids and ADHD: A Racially Diverse Analysis of Treatment Compliance

The Bottom Line: Roughly 9 in 10 of the adolescents studied were of Latinx or Black race/ethnicity, allowing for a more holistic view of ADHD medication use in these populations. After 4 years of follow-up, only about 30% of patients were still using their ADHD medication. In the case of pharmacological interventions—stimulants, mostly—parents and adolescents…

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Exploring how the human brain stores and preserves information

Research into how the human brain stores information could lead to treatments for people who struggle with everyday tasks. Professor Jan Buitelaar, an expert in neurodevelopmental illnesses, is intrigued by a possible link between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—or ADHD—and memory.

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ADHD Tied to Risk for Lewy Body Disease, Dementia, MCI

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults is independently associated with an increased risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), dementia, and nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment (naMCI), results of a new study showed.

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Adults with Medicaid More Likely to Receive ADHD Care from NPs Than MDs

The type of provider delivering outpatient care for adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) differs by insurance type, according to study findings published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. Adults enrolled in Medicaid were more likely to have nurse practitioners (NPs) as their ADHD provider while individuals with private insurance most often received care from physicians.

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ADHD diagnoses surge by 70 percent in elderly Americans, intriguing new data shows

The burgeoning crisis in mental health is often thought of as an affliction reserved for young Americans who are troubled by increasingly uncertain futures. But intriguing new figures suggest this is far from the case. According to a new analysis by healthcare data firm FAIR Health, diagnoses of mental health conditions like anxiety and depression…

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