A new University of Maryland-led study is screening parents along with their children for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to determine whether addressing an often-untreated mental health issue in caregivers also translates to better outcomes for children…“We are taking this approach because we recognize that untreated parental mental health challenges can influence the home environment…

A large study has shown that children of mothers who are anxious during pregnancy and in the first few years of the child’s life have twice the risk of having hyperactivity symptoms at age 16. This work is being presented for the first time at the ECNP Congress in Copenhagen.

Most children with ADHD who receive behavioral intervention do not need medication, according to a new study by researchers at FIU’s Center for Children and Families. Researchers evaluated 127 unmedicated children with ADHD, ages 5 to 13, during the school year, following their participation in the center’s Summer Treatment Program, a comprehensive summer camp program…

Psychobiotics are a recently characterized class of probiotics that affect brain function via immune, neural, and metabolic pathways…This post is offered as a concise review of essential concepts and recent research findings in the broad area of psychobiotics. (Readers can find a more in-depth discussion in Cheng et al 2019.)

Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may also be a sign of asleep apnea in children according to experts. An estimated one to four percent of children experience sleep apnea, according to the American Sleep Apnea Association. Many of the children who deal with this disorder are between the ages of two and eight.

It’s back-to-school time. Helping kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) start the year right and do well both at home and at school usually requires the combined efforts of school professionals and primary care providers. We asked Thomas Power, PhD, ABPP, a psychologist and director of the Center for Management of ADHD at the Children’s Hospital…

For all parents, it’s a scary time when their teen starts to drive. For parents of teens with ADHD, it can be–and should be–even scarier…In a 2019 study published in Pediatrics, researchers looked at information about accidents, violations, and suspensions over the first four years of licensure for about 15,000 adolescent drivers. About 2,000 of…

Individuals whose childhood ADHD persists into adulthood appear to be at increased risk for motor vehicle crashes, according to data published in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

In heterosexual couples, it matters which partner has ADHD. According to new research that I have recently published, when the woman has ADHD, the two romantic partners are a little bit happier than when it is the man who has ADHD. More notably, they have sex 25% more often–73 vs 59 times per year. That…

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication is associated with a reduction in unintentional injuries in children and adolescents of both sexes, according to research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry…Researchers used deidentified inpatient, outpatient, and filled prescription claims data from the Truven Health MarketScan Research Databases.

More than half of Americans (52%) say they personally know someone who has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a recent survey from the Merck Manuals…seven in 10 Americans overall (70%) somewhat or strongly agree that ADHD is over-diagnosed in today’s culture. Moreover, 30% of Americans believe that prescription medication is the only…

Better training for teachers to understand ADHD and how to deal with it in the classroom is more important than targeted funding to support the student at school, ADHD experts say. Parents overwhelmingly believe teachers and key staff need professional development and training to better support children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to…