There is no substantial detrimental risk on child fine motor and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms after prenatal benzodiazepine/z-hypnotic exposure alone or in combination with opioids or antidepressants, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.1

Concerta is a brand name for the drug methylphenidate in an extended-release formulation. This is the same drug in Ritalin, but Concerta releases the drug evenly over a prolonged period. The slow release is what sets it apart from other ADHD medications.

According to the authors of a 2018 meta-analysis, methylphenidate — the drug in Ritalin — is usually best for children or adolescents with ADHD. For adults with ADHD, the researchers concluded that amphetamines, such as Adderall, are generally best.

According to a recent study from researchers in Germany, all ADHDers tend to have impaired emotion regulation abilities, but a subgroup of between one-third and two-thirds of ADHDers has more severe deficits in this regard. For those people, emotion regulation impairments come with a cost: higher rates of depression, more negative emotions, and more psychological…

Teenagers tend to shortchange themselves on sleep, but when they have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), that can really hamper their thinking skills, researchers say. The new study included teen volunteers with ADHD who spent a week in which their sleep was restricted to 6.5 hours per night. That was followed by a week in which they…

Adderall is a drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as sleep disorders such as narcolepsy. Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin work to compensate for deficits, not increase performance, says Eugene Arnold, a professor of psychopharmacology at the Ohio State University.

In the past few weeks, an important study about kids with ADHD and school was released. It looked at whether students ages 4-17 were receiving adequate supports at school…School-based interventions improve academic performance and social relationships. For high school students with ADHD who already run a higher risk for underachievement and dropping out than neurotypical…

A new report by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association found that rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis are significantly increasing, especially for children…Notably, the report draws from actual diagnosis rates instead of self-reported surveys, making it one of the more precise sources of information about the scope of ADHD in the…

New research in rodents reveals for the first time how dopamine changes the function of the brain’s prefrontal cortex. Researchers found that dopamine has little effect on individual cells. Instead, it generates sustained activity in the ensemble of cells in the prefrontal cortex that lasts for up to 20 minutes.

Not knowing you have a mental health condition doesn’t protect you from that condition’s symptoms. It just makes you less able to cope with them…what about kids with ADHD who don’t get diagnosed and have to suffer the consequences? A new study highlights exactly what some of those consequences might be. In the study, researchers…

A new time-released formulation of a drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat children as young as six years old. It’s called Adhansia XR and its active ingredient is methylphenidate, which has been used to treat ADHD for more than 50…

Families report significant stress when a child has ADHD, even after their child is successfully treated. Up until now, families have typically received little help even as their well-being suffers. Now, researchers have created a new tool to help doctors support these families. The IMPACT 1.0 rating scale was co-created by researchers and families using…