The number of major leaguers allowed to use otherwise-banned drugs to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder dropped to the lowest level since the sport started issuing annual reports in 2008. The results come in a report issued Monday by Thomas Martin, the Independent Program Administrator for the drug program of Major League Baseball and the…

ADHD affects the whole family. Here’s how to talk about it with your kids and how to help everyone form closer, happier relationships…Kids with ADHD demand attention—lots of attention. Not surprisingly, that often leaves siblings feeling overlooked, says Marit Appeldoorn, L.C.S.W., a Minneapolis-based child and family therapist specializing in ADHD.

When Denise and Chris Marino got married 21 years ago, they had no idea of the struggles ahead. Within a few years of the wedding, the young Downingtown couple were headed for divorce. Chris’ mood was all over the place for reasons he couldn’t explain. Denise thought that he was more interested in his latest…

Women with ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or both report higher rates of chronic pain, which should be accounted for in the treatment received, new research shows. In some cases, treating the ADHD might lower the pain, reported Karin Asztély of the Sahlgrenska Academy Institute of Neuroscience, Göteborg, Sweden, and associates. The study was published…

In a study published in Biological Trace Element Research, researchers analyzed the relationship between hair essential trace element and mineral content and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in two groups of children: preschool (aged 4-6 years) and primary school children (aged 6-10 years).

While many studies have analyzed the causes and outcomes associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), data are lacking on the perception of the disease and how this representation affects outcomes among young patients diagnosed with ADHD. In a study, researchers applied the Common-Sense Model of Illness Representations to assess the illness representation of ADHD…

It is estimated that half of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also suffer from oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder (ODD/CD)…In this study, separate structural profiles were evaluated for ADHD‐only versus ADHD+ODD/CD, including the indices subcortical and cortical volume, cortical thickness, and surface area.

In the last decade, there have been several advances leading to better screening technologies for ADHD and other disorders, including a depression screener for DSM-5. Lenard Adler, MD, the director of the Adult ADHD Program and professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health, explained in an interview with MD Magazine® what some…

A national study coordinated by the University of Maryland will use a telehealth platform to identify and help parents of children living with ADHD who are struggling with mental health issues of their own…“We are taking this approach because we recognize that untreated parental mental health challenges can influence the home environment and the child’s…

ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is the most common neurobehavioral disorder of childhood. It affects approximately 7% to 8% of all children and youth in the US. As the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) pointed out in their recent clinical practice guideline for ADHD, that’s more than the mental health system can handle, which…

A study team at MedUni Vienna’s Center for Brain Research has found that high-fat maternal diets can cause life-long changes in the brain of the unborn offspring. When a pregnant woman consumes a diet high in polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids, her body produces an excess of endogenous cannabinoids (endocannabinoids), which overload the fetal organism and…

A new Spanish study shows a link between prenatal exposure to air pollution and changes in the corpus callosum, a region of the brain associated with neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The findings are published in the journal Environmental Research.