The influencers, many of them aligned with the Make America Healthy Again Movement, say the medical establishment has unfairly demonized the compound.

Researchers say mainstream framing of the condition as a characteristic for success can be invalidating for those who are struggling

During a contentious exchange with Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) during a House hearing on Thursday, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied making previous comments suggesting Black children on certain ADHD and other medications should be “re-parented.” CNN’s Jacqueline Howard reports.

Key point: Integration of mental health services within adult congenital heart disease programs results in a majority of patients receiving necessary referrals.

For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments. New CU Boulder research calls that age-old dichotomy into question, showing that the same chunks of DNA that underly psychiatric disorders like depression, PTSD and…

[Excerpt] On February 11, 2026, researchers from Beijing Normal University, Beijing Sport University, Xuzhou Rehabilitation Hospital affiliated with Xuzhou Medical University, and Peking University Sixth Hospital published a study in World Journal of Pediatrics showing that a 12-week integrated cognitive-motor exercise program reduced core ADHD symptoms in children and produced stronger improvements in inhibitory control…

How does social media affect the mental health of young people, and does more use always mean more harm? Several researchers are working to find out through four pilot studies funded by Yale Child Study Center. The projects, announced in October 2025, are generating early findings that challenge oversimplified narratives about teen screen time. They…

A partnership between Town & Country School and the University of Tulsa is using chess to support students with autism and ADHD.

Key points: Taking things personally is often a response to a past of being rejected or criticized by others. Learning to examine the evidence is how you stop the cycle of taking things personally. Learn the skill of examining the evidence in four short steps.

We need pipelines to train much needed specialists in psychology, speech pathology and occupational and physical therapy

[Excerpt] I had made my peace with all of that: I am who I am, and all I can do is try, I’d remind myself. Then my daughter was born, and all I felt about those four letters was shame. Shame — and a voice in my head telling me I had to do everything in my…

In the past ten years or so there has been a lot of interest to see if medicinal cannabis can help children with emotional and behavioural problems – the ones associated with conditions such as autism, ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) and Tourette syndrome. Australia’s drug regulator confirms doctors are prescribing medicinal cannabis for such conditions.…