Children and adolescents are getting fewer prescription drugs than they did in years past, according to a study that looks at a cross-section of the American population…Prescriptions for some drugs increased, such as for treatments for asthma, contraception and attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Young children with ADHD respond differently to specific treatment methods. A recent study examined a new type of intervention, called serious games, to determine which subtypes of children with ADHD are more likely to benefit.

If the “eyes are the window to the soul,” then a series of studies from a Florida Atlantic University laboratory suggests that they may also be a window into diagnosing and treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other dopamine-linked neuropsychiatric disorders.

I’ve been a nurse for a long time, and I’ve never seen a disease so poorly portrayed and misunderstood. I’ve found these are the top 5 myths that stand in the way of ADHD patients:

When you have attention-deficit hyperactivity, managing the demands of adult life—working, paying bills on time, completing necessary tasks, and so on—can be enough of a challenge when you only have to take care of yourself. If you are a parent, the added responsibility of a child or multiple children can add to the potential for…

The diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder — or ADHD — is extremely common. But the history of popular treatments is still a mystery to many patients.

Exercise is not only great for your body, it’s also great for your brain. It helps many people with ADHD focus, and it leads to some changes in the brain that are comparable to the effects of Ritalin and other stimulant medications used to treat ADHD.

Adults with the disorder may feel impulsive or have a hard time sitting still and completing tasks. It may go undiagnosed because people think it is the person’s fault, not a disorder. Dr. Elias K. Shaya, regional medical director and senior associate executive director for behavioral health services at MedStar Health, talks about the disorder…

One in 10 children in Turkey suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), higher than the worldwide average, according to new research conducted by the Turkish Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

After-school activities might be just what the doctor ordered for kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers suggest. After analyzing records on more than 4,000 children with ADHD, the investigators found that nearly 72 percent of them took part in one or more after-school activities. And if they did, they missed fewer days of school and…

Dose-optimized Mydayis, a once-daily mixed salts of a single-entity amphetamine product, improved symptoms and executive function in adults with ADHD with or without sleep-quality impairments at baseline, according to a poster presented here. “[This] is the first study, to our knowledge, to inform clinicians of what they may expect in terms of stimulant treatment effects…

A new clinical trial published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry shows that adding a computerised test of attention and activity (QbTest) to standard care can reduce the time needed to make a diagnostic decision on ADHD, increase the likelihood of excluding ADHD when it is not present, and improve clinicians’ confidence in…