Paper analyzed more than 37,000 kids born in Metro Vancouver; advocate says more research required into topic  

Video games have long been a source of controversy when it comes to childhood and adolescent development. As an estimated 91 percent of children ages 2 to 17 play video games, the prevalence of gaming isn’t in question, but rather the potential adverse effects of excessive play.

Being able to identify ADHD in medical settings is very important…Jeffrey Newcorn, MD, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics and director of the Division of ADHD and Learning Disorders at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will present a 30-minute lecture titled,“Diagnosis & Treatment of ADHD Across the Lifespan: A Primer for Primary Care Physicians.”

Primary care providers are increasingly seeing patients who are struggling with mental illness—how can they effectively assist these patients?…the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson convened a committee of PCPs and psychiatrists with the charge to organize a fully virtual conference on Saturday, March 12, targeting the educational…

A new study published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry has uncovered a high prevalence of misinformation about ADHD in TikTok videos. The scientists behind the research warn that the misleading information could potentially result in an increased risk for overdiagnosis or misdiagnosis…For their study, the researchers collected the top 100 results for the hashtag…

KEY POINTS: A recent study asked adults with ADHD to describe the criticism they received from others. Inattention-related behaviors were the most criticized overall, and impulsive behaviors were most criticized in social settings. Criticism tied to typical features of adult ADHD eroded participants’ sense of self-worth and overall well-being.  

Research from 2015 suggests there may be some overlap between ADHD and schizophrenia. Yet there are distinct differences between the two conditions regarding symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.  

Time perception plays a key role in safety while driving on the road…A recent University of Alabama at Birmingham study indicated that drivers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder — when compared to a control group — showed no differences in timing abilities. However, drivers with autism spectrum disorder displayed some differences in their perception of time.

Children living in areas with higher air pollution due to PM2.5 particles and very low levels of green space might have up to 62% increased risk of developing ADHD. On the contrary, children living in greener and less polluted areas have a 50% lower risk of developing the disorder. These are the conclusions of a…

In the U.S., EndeavorRx has been cleared to help in improving attention function as measured by computer-based testing in children ages 8-12 years who have primarily inattentive or combined-type ADHD who struggle with maintaining attention. A study published in the medical journal PLOS ONE found that the EndeavorRx video game treatment from Akili Interactive Labs…

Data from brain scans can now answer an age-old question asked by parents and teachers everywhere: Are you paying attention? Using a model of fMRI data collected from 92 individuals performing several types of attention-related tasks, the lab of Yale’s Marvin Chun successfully predicted how well those individuals would perform on the tasks based on…

When Ann Civitareale’s father passed away in 2009, she little fathomed that she would spend thousands of her inheritance on medical and educational testing for her two sons…Costly independent evaluations have come to play an outsize role in the diagnosis and treatment of numerous disabilities, from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to autism to dyslexia.