Over the past few years, media outlets have issued dire warnings from psychiatrists about waves of people self-diagnosing mental health conditions. They say that memes on Twitter and videos on TikTok cause people to believe they have imaginary disorders, that self-diagnosis causes people to avoid getting real help, and that people sometimes even fake their…

People with ADHD know how much the condition can affect all aspects of their life – from how well they do in school to their relationships. But many people with ADHD may not be as aware of just how much the condition can influence their eating habits.

Author Rebecca Schiller had moved to the countryside with her kids when she discovered she had severe ADHD

Is it ADHD—or something else? The importance of careful assessment for the proper diagnosis and effective treatment of the third most common mental health disorder worldwide.

This study aimed to investigate the association between prenatal exposure to triptans and development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a common behavioural disorder, among offspring. Data from the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) was used.

ADHD and ODD often occur together, but each has its own effects and often requires its own specific treatment.

KEY POINTS: The stigma of an ADHD label can affect the perception of intelligence and may result in denial of opportunities to excel. Too often, kids with ADHD are expected to act and perform in school like their neurotypical peers. With ADHD, difficulty paying attention, completing assignments, or following instructions is related to executive function…

In a recent study published in Human Reproduction, researchers evaluated the risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring of infertile mothers or those receiving infertility treatment compared to offspring of mothers with unaided conception.

During the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (SLEEP) 2022 Annual Meeting Amy Licis, MD, MSCI, Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurology and Sleep Medicine, Washington University Department of Neurology, gave a presentatgave a presentationion (sic) titled “Tired and Wired: Sleep in Children with Autism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)”. In an interview with HCPLive, Licis discussed the…

In this video, Psych Congress Steering Committee member and ADHD Section Editor Vladimir Maletic, MD, MS, discusses living with, treating, and managing pediatric attention-deficiet (sic) hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) over the summer months. Dr Maletic gives practical advice for clinicians treating these patients and knowledge to share with caretakers.

The majority of patients with late-manifestation ADHD respond to treatment, which ameliorates symptoms and improves the quality of life.

One day in April of 2021, Lindsey Bee decided it was time to deal with the laundry “doom piles” that had formed around her house. So she did what many people do when faced with a boring task. She turned to TikTok. But she wasn’t there to procrastinate.