ADHD is a common mental disorder among children and adolescents. But often symptoms continue into adulthood, where it is underdiagnosed and undertreated. A late-stage diagnosis can be life-changing.

Computerized Progressive Attention Training (CPAT), a new treatment developed at Tel Aviv University, significantly improved the symptoms of 33 percent of students suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

CONFERENCE REPORTER: Researchers shared mixed good news for the novel treatment centanafadine for treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2023 Summer Meetings and Exhibition.1 Specifically, they found centanafadine had a better safety profile and demonstrated more favorable tolerability but was less effective than lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse) for adults with ADHD.

[Excerpt] Now, a recent study from the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Drugs Use Chronic Effects (ADDUCE) project, published in The Lancet, aimed to address these concerns by investigating the safety of methylphenidate in children and adolescents over a 2-year period. Technology Networks spoke with Dr. Sarah Inglis, trial manager for the ADDUCE study, to learn more about its findings…

The deficits are a “serious national security risk and could compromise” care.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is facing a manufacturing delay for its ADHD drug, Vyvanse, just as shortages for other ADHD drugs roil the country.

Research has found those who use medications such as Ritalin without having conditions such as ADHD actually reduce their mental performance

(CNN) – Nearly 15% of children in the United States were recently treated for mental health disorders in 2021, according to new research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

So what is the neural link between ADHD and emotions? In our new study, published in Nature Medicine with colleagues at Fudan University in China, we identified a general brain basis – that we call the Neuropsychopathological Factor (NP Factor) – underlying symptoms of multiple mental health disorders, from depression to ADHD.

Jami Demuth is the mother of three children in their teens, all of whom have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Her parenting strategy? She encourages them to find ways to use their ADHD symptoms to their advantage.

Akron Beacon Journal’s Betty Lin-Fisher and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Dr. Max Wiznitzer talk about ADHD in adults.

Packing for travel when you have ADHD is often achieved by three less-than-ideal methods. The first involves throwing everything in a suitcase a few hours before departure and praying to the travel gods that you have packed at least a few useful items (10 bikinis and zero thermals for a ski trip, anyone?).