US drug enforcement officials are considering prohibiting online pharmacy Truepill from dispensing controlled substances after alleging that the company wrongly filled thousands of prescriptions for ADHD medicines such as Adderall.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) has sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA), urging both agencies to act on the recent shortage of ADHD drugs. In her letter to DEA acting Administrator Anne Milgram and FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, Spanberger asked the two agencies to collaborate on a…

A national shortage of the drug Adderall has spotlighted a spike in demand for medications that treat the disorder, especially among women. A growing number of adult women in the United States have been diagnosed with and are seeking treatment for ADHD, a development experts attribute to a long history of psychologists, parents and teachers…

As a person with ADHD, you may find that you go down a wormhole when you’re talking and say things you meant to filter out. Even if you don’t have ADHD, you may find yourself in this situation.

KEY POINTS: Limit the overwhelming feeling of the holidays that can be debilitating for those with ADHD. Prioritizing what matters means taking care of your well-being during these busy weeks and showing up for others. Consider what factors lead to increased stress and identify what helps you stay more in the present. Appreciate yourself and…

Unlike their neurotypical counterparts, workers with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder often find themselves left behind.

KEY POINT: Adults with ADHD report experiencing more common noncancer pain conditions compared with individuals without ADHD. The authors of a research letter published in Pain Medicine found that nearly three-quarters of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experienced noncancer pain compared with fewer than half of age-matched adults without ADHD.

For decades, doctors have treated kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate, a stimulant drug sold as Ritalin and Concerta, making it one of the most widely prescribed medications aimed at the central nervous system. One might expect that researchers would know how methylphenidate works in the brain by now, but little is known about…

Prenatal exposure to corticosteroids is associated with an increased risk of mental health disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) in childhood, according to study findings published online ahead of print in The Journal of Pediatrics.

New research finds that clinicians should ask routine questions about feelings of worthlessness at initial and follow-up examinations of adolescent patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to help prevent suicide.1 “We identified worthlessness and disorganized path of depression as the primary contributor to suicidal thoughts and planning,” wrote the authors.1

KEY POINT: This study utilizes ecological momentary assessment to determine emotional lability in a pediatric sample. A study published in Depression and Anxiety found that both positive and negative emotional lability were prominent in pediatric psychopathology and associated with functional impairment.

Updates in the Management of Pediatric ADHD – Episode 7. Experts in psychiatry discuss strategies for titrating to optimal doses for patients with pediatric ADHD.