Key point: ADHD and ASD incidence rates in Denmark peaked at different ages for boys and girls, suggesting the influence of sex on trends in diagnosis.

Nearly 4 years after work began on the first US clinical guidelines for adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), clinicians are still waiting. The delay comes as recognition of ADHD in adults has grown sharply in recent years, with diagnoses rising and more than half of cases now identified after age 18.

Do you ever find yourself at the end of a nonstop day feeling like you haven’t made progress on the things that are actually important to you? If so, you’re not alone. If you are a person with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, you might find it even harder to direct your effort toward what’s most…

When Bre Cain was in their 20s, their finances were hard to manage. There was a lot of impulse buying, including ordering food and clothes that they couldn’t afford, to seek comfort. Cain also said they were signing up for subscriptions they already had but had forgotten about. But after being diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder…

Early signs may be missed: fathers show fewer diagnoses during pregnancy but face rising mental health risks months later.

I feel like I have a parenting cheat sheet.

Key point: More than half of children in the US foster or institutionalized care systems received at least 1 psychiatric diagnosis within the first year of placement, underscoring the need for early, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive mental health interventions.

A recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggests that children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions face a higher risk of depression. The research provides evidence that physical health problems tend to be stronger predictors of youth depression than social disadvantages or relationship challenges. These findings point to a need for integrating…

Children with epilepsy whose seizures begin earlier in life, have neurodevelopmental challenges or need more epilepsy medications have a higher risk of having ADHD, according to a new study. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition where the brain works differently to most people, according to the NHS. The research by Guang Ni and Dong…

Key point: Antipsychotic medications, including lithium, olanzapine, and risperidone, were associated with decreased risk for suicide mortality or suicide attempts across psychiatric conditions.

Key Takeaways: AuDHD is a term for having both autism and ADHD, highlighting the experience of living with traits of both conditions, which can interact in complex ways. Symptoms of autism and ADHD can have a compound effect, intensifying challenges with attention, social interaction, and emotional regulation. Traits of the two can also pull kids…

A new study in the respected journal PLOS One analyzes data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) to examine trends in the incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life-years associated with ADHD among adolescents and young adults aged 10 to 24 years between 1990 and 2021.