Co-occurrence of adult bipolar disorder (BD) and attention/deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is heterogenous and “much higher than expected by chance,” according to a meta-analysis published online in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. Clinicians should be aware of this overlap, which can have important implications for diagnosis and potentially treatment, researchers wrote.

Four recent studies may have turned what we know about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on its head. By following large cohorts from early childhood to adulthood, they claim to have discovered that ADHD can start in adults who did not have the disorder before the DSM-5 cutoff of 12 years. However, before we rewrite the DSM…

A systematic review recently published in the Journal of Attention Disorders examined the presence and impact of sleep disturbances in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Below, lead author Upasana Bondopadhyay, MPhil, and co-author Andrew Coogan, PhD, from the University of Ireland, Maynooth, explain how the study was designed, their most significant findings, and a surprising…

The Stroud Foundation, a Washington, DC-based foundation dedicated to DC-area kids with learning differences and their families, and CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), the leading national nonprofit organization supporting the ADHD community, are pleased to announce that Professor Andrea Chronis-Tuscano, PhD, and her team at the University of Maryland ADHD Program, have…

Given the importance of recognizing neurophysiological correlates of ADHD for understanding its underlying mechanisms, as well as for improving clinical accuracy beyond cognitive and emotional factors, researchers conducted this study focusing on finding a diagnostic stable neural correlate based on evaluating MEG resting state frequency bands.

As I tried to guide my son through his online lessons over the course of the pandemic, I began to see parallels between his struggles and my own. While hyperactivity was never an issue for me, we had many other traits in common: impulsivity, distractibility, lack of organization and low frustration tolerance — all key…

Sensory modulation difficulties are commonly reported in patients with ADHD, however there has been little focus on the development of these difficulties in young children at a higher risk of later ADHD diagnosis. This study investigated whether children with a familial history of ADHD show greater sensory modulation difficulties. We also explored whether sensory modulation…

A study led by UArizona Health Sciences researcher Velia Leybas Nuño found ADHD behaviors in children were significantly reduced when parents used the Nurtured Heart Approach to parenting.

If you have difficulty paying attention, often feel restless, and give in to urges easily, you may be living with the hyperactive-impulsive presentation of ADHD. Managing impulsivity is possible, even if it might feel really challenging at times.

Higher scores on the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) were associated with poorer executive function (EF) on all Behavior Rating Inventory of EF (BRIEF) scales after adjusting for demographic factors, stimulant medications, and IQ, according to study results published in Sleep Health. The main objective of this study was to assess whether the association between…

Corium (NSDQ:CORI) announced today that it received FDA approval for its once-daily Azstarys oral capsule for treating ADHD symptoms. Boston-based Corium touts its Azstarys (serdexmethylphenidate [SDX] and dexmethylphenidate [d-MPH]) drug as the first and only product containing a d-MPH oral prodrug for treating ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) symptoms in patients aged six years and…

Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is linked to an increased risk of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, according to a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry.