While ADHD can cause troubles in some settings—like a quiet classroom during an exam, perhaps—in other scenarios, we know that ADHD can actually have some serious positives for our children. For example, maybe your child with ADHD surprises you with their out-of-the-box problem-solving, or their killer sense of humor.

Many children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) struggle with school. Right now, children face a variety of changes in the way that they attend school. Some might be attending virtual classes; others might attend school in-person with many new rules. To help your child with ADHD adjust to these changes, learn about the resources available for…

Higher levels of acetaminophen detected in meconium was linked to increased odds of developing ADHD by 6-7 years old…In this prospective birth cohort study, Brennan Baker, MA, and colleagues at Columbia University Medical Center and Mailman School of Public Health, assessed meconium samples for acetaminophen in newborns as well as further evaluated the same population…

Likelihood of developing diabetes was increased by 50% among adults with diagnosed ADHD compared with those without ADHD, according to national health survey data published in the Journal of Diabetes.

In this video, Andrew Cutler, MD, debunks the myth that there is only one path to success when treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Multiple approaches are often needed, he says, because of different clinical presentations and impairments, comorbidities, and patients’ varying individual needs.  

In this video, Psych Congress 2020 presenter Timothy Wilens, MD, provides strategies clinicians can use when treating a patient with both attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and substance use disorder (SUD).

An abuse-deterrent stimulant product for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) got a skeptical review from FDA technical staff ahead of an advisory committee meeting later this week.

Israeli team publishes findings that indicate that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder could provide an evolutionary “edge,” contradicting earlier findings that linked ADHD to COVID morbidity.

I have seen firsthand that there’s more to ADHD than hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattentiveness and the path to diagnosis and proper treatment regimens is often not straightforward. In more recent years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics have formalized this phenomenon by issuing guidelines addressing a new categorization…

An analysis of more than 189,000 Swedish credit reports and mental health data from the entire population of the country found that people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who also had the highest risk of credit default were three to four times more likely to commit suicide than those with only one of these…

Research have some insight into the genetic component of the condition. However, there are more to potential causes of ADHD aside from just your genes. Here’s what scientists know so far about the heritability of ADHD and how it compares to other risks that contribute to the condition.

“Stimulant misuse is a significant public health problem, especially in college students, but there are a lot of inconsistencies, and I think that more and more, we’re focusing on stimulant misuse, particularly in college settings,” Timothy E. Wilens, MD, chief of the division of child and adolescent psychiatry and co-director of the Center for Addiction…