Stimulant medications are recommended as the first-line treatment for ADHD, but a number of preschool-aged children are given α2-adrenergic agonists despite limited evidence about efficacy. A recent study sought to investigate how well these medications work at controlling ADHD symptoms, and what side effects might be expected. The recent study, published in JAMA, aimed to…

Children with substantial externalizing symptoms who received ADHD medications had lower odds for suicidality, a cohort study showed. Researchers wrote in JAMA Network Open that “there is a critical need to identify modifiable risk and protective factors” for suicide. Previous research, they added, has shown that psychostimulants may reduce suicidal behavior in patients with ADHD,…

Soldiers in the 18th Airborne Corps and its subordinate units were asked to “submit aggressive bold ideas addressing the root cause of soldier suicide”…Among the five Fort Bragg soldiers presenting ideas were Sgt. Maj. Emmanuel Emekaekwue…Emakaekwue suggests the recruitment policy be looked at so it doesn’t send a message to soldiers with ADHD that the…

Akili Interactive, a digital health company that got FDA clearance last year for its video game as treatment for ADHD, recently brought in $160 million in funding. It plans to use the funds to ramp up coverage of its flagship treatment and to develop digital treatments for other cognitive conditions.

Given that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obesity are 2 frequent conditions that co-occur, which has implications for the management of both conditions, experts aspired to explore whether ADHD symptoms predict BMI and vice versa from late childhood (10–12 years) up to early adulthood (20–22 years). Participants were adolescents from the Tracking Adolescents’ Individual Lives Survey…

A systematic scoping review found evidence that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be overdiagnosed and overtreated among children and adolescents. These findings were published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia searched publication databases from January 1, 1979 through August 21, 2021 for studies of ADHD among children and adolescents.

Tics are repetitive, sudden movements you make without wanting to make them…If you or a child in your care have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you may be wondering whether the tics have anything to do with ADHD. Here’s a quick explanation of the connections between the two conditions.

The findings, published May 28 in the Journal of Adolescent Health, focused on ages 17 to 19 and shed new light on the specific types of patients who may be at risk of skipping treatment as they transition into a new stage of life, said lead author Kavitha Rao, MD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist…

In a recently published epidemiological study in the European Journal of Epidemiology, researchers confirmed that the use of paracetamol during pregnancy led to an increased risk of children displaying symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum conditions (ASC)…A total of 73,881 children were included in the current study that was led by the Barcelona…

Inappropriate synaptic development has been proposed as a potential mechanism of neurodevelopmental disorders, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…These findings reveal an unexpected role of MHCI in three major symptoms of ADHD and may provide a novel landmark in the pathogenesis of ADHD.

Akili Interactive, the Boston-based startup that got the first prescription video game approved last June, has raised another $160 million in funding for its work on digital therapeutics. Akili plans to use the money partly to expand its marketing of EndeavorRx, a video game approved by the Food and Drug Administration for children with ADHD.…

If your child has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you might be wondering: what now? And how do I know if medication is warranted? The answer will depend on circumstances and will change over time. It’s quite OK to leave medication as a last resort — but it can be a very…