The review included 2 trials in patients with ADHD (n=278) and 2 trials in patients with autism (n=124). According to the analysis, overall sleep quality was improved with minimal risk of adverse events in these populations. The study authors recommended that melatonin only be used following optimization of stimulant dosing in patients with ADHD.

The authors of a new study led by the University of Sydney suggest a lack of clarity on appropriate maximum dose limits for stimulant medication for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) could be confusing for doctors, with some patients potentially not receiving sufficient dosages…The meta-analysis, published in JAMA Pediatrics today, examined 49 international studies administering…

The Mona Lisa is arguably the world’s most famous painting — and yet, like many of Leonardo da Vinci’s works, it’s also considered unfinished. Half a millennium after his death, new research has identified a potential explanation behind the Renaissance artist’s series of uncompleted projects: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.

Our child, an 11-year-old African American boy with ADHD, was doing okay until he was a fifth-grader in 2018 and things started to fall apart. Quite honestly, it wasn’t a surprise. Making new friends didn’t come naturally to him.

While medication is beneficial for many people with ADHD, up to 30% of those who take prescription drugs for the condition experience side effects, says Dr. Jyoti Bhagia, a childhood and adolescent psychiatrist and director of the ADHD Clinic at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

I’m in the process of moving from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., which has given me the chance to do something I have always dreaded: go through my stuff. Ever since I moved out of my parents’ house, I have accumulated things nonstop: clothes, records, books, scores, recording equipment, office supplies…My stuff began to overwhelm me.…

Abnormalities in cortical surface area and thickness among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were not observed in adolescents or adults, according to study data published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Results of a new study reports that parental age is linked to the risk for the development of neuropsychiatric disorders in children, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD); attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); and Tourette’s disorder/chronic tic disorder (TD/CT).

A comprehensive new review of the expanding scope of stimulants available to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) serves as a valuable guide to clinicians as they choose from among the many new drug formulations and technologies available to treat this complex disorder. The wide-ranging review is published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent…

People with ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) have a harder time falling asleep — in part, says Dr. Russell Ramsay, of the University of Pennsylvania’s Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program, because our minds won’t stop working.

Teen drivers diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are significantly more likely to crash, be issued traffic and moving violations, and engage in risky driving behaviors than their peers without ADHD.

One in three college students admit to illegally trying or using stimulating drugs to get ahead, national studies show. Researchers say using ADHD drugs without prescriptions can lead to addiction, heart problems, severe depression, anxiety and death.