Methylphenidate use during pregnancy was not linked to an increased risk for malformations overall in a nationwide registry-based study with information on both prenatal and postnatal diagnoses published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Your patient is a 11-year-old boy who is distracted, hyper, and irritable. He talks excessively in class, and there are signs of impulsivity. Last week he climbed to the roof of the school to throw tennis balls into the parking lot. Is this a case of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, or something…

Computational modeling is a tool that allows us to observe “how” those children solve school tasks or “how” those children interact with other children in computer games. Therefore, these tools help to quantify certain characteristics that may be dysfunctional but that do not become directly apparent in behavior.

Two years ago, I wrote about my concern that John Rosemond’s column on child mental health often provides dangerous and incorrect information. Then, he minimized childhood depression and possible suicidal thinking to focus on harsh parental discipline as a solution for an irritable teen.

My son is now old enough that he overhears conversations I have with his dad about his attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and he has questions. Explaining mental illness to my child feels like a balancing act. I want to be honest with him, but I want him to feel proud of himself, too. How do I…

A military pilot and an entrepreneur – who were both diagnosed with ADHD relatively late in life – discuss how they cope with it, how it’s helped them be successful in their careers, and what they’ve learned about managing neurodiverse people.  [podcast]

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to change all of our lives in ways we could never have imagined a year ago….Many young people with ADHD have been struggling to make it through, avoid depression and get basic stuff done. Amidst increased anxiety and constant access to technology, it’s harder than ever to find focus and stay…

A new study out of Taiwan reveals that some people on the autism spectrum may be at a higher risk for substance use. Researchers looked at data from the country’s health insurance program to look at whether autism was a risk factor for developing substance use disorder.

The intergenerational recurrence risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be influenced by gender, and other psychiatric disorders may increase risk of ADHD in offspring, researchers found in a large study. Results were published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Kids born with heart defects may be more likely to develop anxiety, depression and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), regardless of the severity of their heart condition…For the study, the researchers reviewed medical records of close to 119,000 kids, aged 4 to 17, who were treated at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston more than once between 2011…

Patients with mood disorders often think that their cognitive problems are due to ADHD. About 15% of individuals with bipolar disorder have comorbid ADHD. However, if the symptoms began in adulthood and worsened with the mood episodes, it is unlikely that ADHD is the problem.

In the middle of an otherwise typical interview, professional CS:GO player Kory ‘Semphis’ Friesen had just admitted that his entire team took Adderall when they played. The interviewer treated this as the most ordinary thing in the world…The ESL did not consider this the most ordinary thing in the world. The organization instituted randomized testing…