Dr. Michael Morse, a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital joins Good Day DC.

Connecticut was one of the first states in the country to celebrate October as ADHD Awareness Month (we are believed to be the first). This year’s theme is “A Community of Support” and focuses on uniting individuals, families, educators and professionals to share their lived experiences, practices and strategies, and accurate information and knowledge so…

Key Takeaways: Adults with ADHD had substantially higher risks of mild cognitive impairment or dementia. Genetic ADHD risk predicted cognitive impairment, supporting an association beyond clinical diagnoses. Findings do not prove a causal link; treatment effects and other variables require further study.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often discussed in terms of visible traits: fidgeting, distractibility, forgetfulness or restlessness. But those are just the traits we can see. ADHD is a complex developmental condition rooted in the brain’s motivational, attention and executive-function systems. And much of what looks like “disruptive behaviour” from the outside is often evidence of…

Should attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment begin with medication or lifestyle modification? Psych Congress Network sat down with meeting Co-Chair, Julie Carbray, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAAN, and Steering Committee member James Greenblatt, MD, to discuss essential insights from their 2026 Psych Congress session, “First-Line Decisions: Lifestyle Modification or Medication? Balancing Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Care in ADHD.”

A new study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders suggests that how adults feel about their attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder depends on their specific symptoms. Researchers found that individuals with higher levels of hyperactive and impulsive symptoms tend to view their condition more positively, while those with primarily inattentive symptoms are less likely to see their…

Key point: Pediatric patients with developmental delays and mixed psychiatric problems demonstrated the highest vulnerability to severe physical comorbidities, including cerebral palsy and epilepsy.

Children as young as 4 with a higher body mass index (BMI) showed differences in several brain regions involved in reward, taste and hunger, according to a new FIU study. The findings suggest the relationship between obesity risk and the developing brain may begin years earlier than scientists previously realized. 

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children may be associated with problems with the health of the placenta during late pregnancy, according to a new study by University of Iowa Health Care researchers. The findings, published in JAMA Psychiatry, helps to identify a risk factor in pregnancy that is linked to ADHD in children, and potentially…

Air quality across the country has improved greatly over the decades, as shown in Environmental Protection Agency reports. These improvements are good news overall, but lingering effects of past air pollution still raise health concerns for many people. UT researchers Alex Bentley and Larisa Ozeryansky co-authored a paper published in September in Scientific Reports.

When psychiatrist Eunice Yuen, MD, PhD, sits down with a middle-aged patient at her practice, 1 in 5 will ask her to be evaluated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They don’t all end up meeting the criteria, but she’s noticed that the demand for diagnosis among these patients, who are primarily parents, has continued to increase…

EP. 5: The Real-World Burden of Adult ADHD: ADHD rarely confines itself to one area of an adult’s life. The panel traces how the condition’s burden compounds across work, family, and relationships as responsibilities grow. EP. 6: Why Extended-Release Stimulants Are First-Line for ADHD: Extended-release stimulants have become first-line therapy for adult ADHD, replacing outdated…