(CNN) – At some middle and high schools in the United States, 1 in 4 teens report they’ve abused prescription stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during the year prior, a new study found.

Drugs like Ritalin are being given off-label to counteract the side effects of psychiatric prescriptions, a study suggests.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – More than 16 million Americans are diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Right now, there is a nationwide shortage of medications used to treat ADHD. The Food and Drug Administration announced the shortage back in October, blaming manufacturing delays, but experts say the shortage is more about an increase in demand.

As the Adderall shortage persists throughout the United States, Yasmin Tayag, staff writer for the Atlantic, sheds light on the increasing demand for the drug fueled by a boom of newly diagnosed ADHD adults.

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (04/18/2023)—With the rise of TikTok, many people have wondered about its potential impacts on society, in particular surrounding mental health. According to a first-of-its-kind study from University of Minnesota Twin Cities computer science researchers, the social media platform and its unique algorithm can serve as both a haven and a hindrance…

There are challenges for a person with this condition, yes, but they’re not insurmountable.

KEY POINTS: Doodling can help alleviate boredom and increase focus in ADHD kids. The positive effects of doodling are mediated through increasing brain dopamine levels. Art therapy is an effective treatment for kids with ADHD.

Summary: Information available at birth may help to identify children with higher likelihood of developing ADHD, according to new research.

There is a growing set of research on the overlap between gender diversity and neurodiversity. But what should employers know about this, and how can it inform their employment practices?

[Excerpt] For a study, researchers sought to investigate whether there was an association between exposure to labor epidural analgesia and offspring autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), after adjusting for unmeasured familial confounding.

Patients who receive regular care from a primary care doctor are more likely to receive an earlier diagnosis of conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than patients without a primary care provider. ADHD is a chronic condition that requires ongoing follow-up, though most patients can be managed by family physicians.

Seven months into the nationwide shortage of Adderall, pharmacist Steve Moore still gets phone calls every day from people with ADHD asking whether he has the medication in stock. He’ll occasionally get out-of-town visitors, too.