ADHD experts answer questions about ADHD prevalence in children and adults, gender differences in diagnosis, factors that predispose to having ADHD, genetic testing, and using neuroimaging for ADHD diagnosis.

Years ago, after I had given a presentation about ADHD to a group of health care professionals, an audience member wanted to make a comment. “You know that ADHD is really just people who don’t sleep well,” she said. I told her at the time that poor sleep can definitely make things worse but no,…

People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience difficulties maintaining attention or controlling their physical energy and movement…The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a number of challenges for many people. Those with ADHD may be particularly vulnerable to stress due to the pandemic and may therefore display increased behavioral problems.

In this video, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, shares 5 suggestions for optimizing care for patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of the biggest obstacles in diagnosing girls is that professionals often look for symptoms that are typical of boys instead of seeing the disorder through a fluid lens. Boys who have ADHD tend to exhibit a lack of impulse control, hyperactivity, loud voice tone, and a more extroverted personality type. Girls with ADHD, however,…

“I couldn’t believe it,” Crawford said later. Two private therapists had already told her she had ADHD, she said. But her plan’s psychiatrist said it was company policy to deny diagnosis and medication if a patient had done well in school as a child.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) for AR19 (Arbor Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in patients aged ≥3 years. AR19 is an investigational immediate-release, amphetamine formulated to prevent the manipulation of the pellets in the capsules for nonmedical use. The formulation…

The study, published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, reports that taking weekly classes in the martial art helped a group of 34 children better regulate their ADHD symptoms. Researchers say two 60-minute tai chi classes a week helped to improve the children’s control over hyperactivity and impulsive or inattentive behavior.

We might see increasing forgetfulness in older age as a red flag of mild cognitive decline or dementia. But it turns out that some of the cognitive symptoms may be manifestations of a lifelong condition: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As psychiatrist at McLean Hospital Stephanie Collier writes for Harvard Health, while we often think…

Teenagers with asthma and a history of mental, behavioral or emotional disorders appear to be more prone to vaping-associated lung damage, according to an analysis published Monday by JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that EVALI — e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury — was up to four times…

Researchers from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and the federal Health Resources and Services Administration measured mental health-related ER visits among children 5 to 17 years old between 2007 and 2016. They found that while the number of pediatric visits for any cause remained relatively level over the decade, visit rates per 1,000 population…

The research published in Drug and Alcohol Review, reported that, in 2017, 3% of WA secondary school students self-reported using dexamphetamine for non-medical purposes, but only 1.2% were prescribed the drug. In addition, it found non-medical use of prescription amphetamine among WA secondary school students was the major component of their self-reported illicit amphetamine use.