Technology developed by researchers in the UNC STAR Heel Performance Laboratory provided real-time feedback for teens during a study aimed at decreasing the risk of traffic crashes.

Summary: Researchers have identified a causal effect between childhood maltreatment and an increased risk of mental health disorders.

The potential mediating role of inflammation at 9 years, measured by CRP and IL-6, was investigated in the relationship between sleep and ADHD.

Functional MRI neurofeedback (fMRI-NF) may be ineffective in improving clinical symptoms or cognition in boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a recent double-blind, sham-controlled randomized controlled trial. Researchers published their results in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Shortages of ADHD medications that started this summer with Adderall have widened to now include another major category of stimulants. For the past two months, patients have had a hard time finding methylphenidate drugs, a class that includes Novartis AG’s Ritalin and Johnson & Johnson’s Concerta. A drug manufacturer and a major pharmacy told Bloomberg…

Because having ADHD can mean you may be on the hunt for your next dopamine rush, you might be constantly on the hunt for newness in your life, which can bleed over to your sex life and relationships.

The following is a summary of the “Stress and work-related mental illness among working adults with ADHD: a qualitative study” published in the November 2022 issue of Psychiatry by Oscarsson et al. Few studies have examined the experience of working as an adult with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD), despite the fact that many adults with…

KEY POINTS: Kids with ADHD may seem unruly at times, but the behavior is not necessarily intentional, nor simple for them to control. How adults respond to kids’ ADHD can shape their self-view and dictate whether conduct disturbances develop. Telling an ADHD child to “behave” or that they need “to just focus” doesn’t consider their…

SINGAPORE – In only a year since an organisation here began reaching out to those impacted by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), more than 3,000 people have signed up for its events. Now, founder Moonlake Lee wants to have Unlocking ADHD registered as a charity and make it an institution of public character, which would…

The Drug Enforcement Administration told makers of medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder that it was concerned that “aggressive marketing practices” by companies including telehealth providers could be driving excessive prescriptions, according to a letter from the agency. While the letter doesn’t cite specific companies, it reflects the DEA’s concerns about marketing efforts for ADHD treatment…

Parenting stress, negative parenting practices, broken parental partnership, critical life events, parental psychopathologies, socioeconomic status, and single-parent family were all significantly associated with ADHD symptom severity. New research has identified several familial factors that are seemingly linked to symptom severity for pediatric patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

A majority of LGBTQ students in every state except two said they sought mental health care but were unable to access it, according to a Trevor Project report. In Vermont and Minnesota, 45 percent and 49 percent of LGBTQ youth, respectively, were not able to get the mental health care that they wanted, the report…