Ten years ago, when my son Nicolai was 11, his doctor wanted to put him on medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. “It would make him less wild,” I explained to my mother, who was then 85. “It would slow him down a bit.” My mother grumbled. “Look around you,” she said in Yiddish. “Look…

The actual prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) remained relatively stable over the course of a decade, even in the face of increases in clinical diagnoses, according to researchers who published their findings in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry…Data on 19,271 9-year old twins (50.6% boys) were extracted between 2004 and 2014 from the…

About one in 20 children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at some point during their school life. Interestingly, for every girl diagnosed, there are between three and seven boys who receive an ADHD diagnosis…Together with a large international team of researchers, I have been investigating the possible explanations for the childhood gender…

New research finds that when healthy people take attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs, the medication stimulates the release of a chemical in the brain associated with positive emotion. ADHD medications cause a surge in the neurotransmitter glutamate in key parts of the brain. Subsequently, this increase is associated with changes in positive emotion.

Researchers with Trinity College and Texas State University completed a study to determine not only why emerging adults (EAs) with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) choose to “”share”” prescription stimulants with peers, but also how, and to what effect, EAs with ADHD are approached. The study of 149 EAs with ADHD determined several “”predictors”” to diversion of…

Bisphenol-A, widely used in plastics, receipt paper and canned food linings, is a culprit in some children developing hyperactivity, researchers say, even as federal regulators insist on its safety. A review of more than 30 scientific studies concludes early life exposure to the endocrine disrupting chemical BPA leaves children more susceptible to hyperactivity later in…

Investing in diminishing socioeconomic status inequalities and in preventing violent events during childhood may improve the mental health of youths from low socioeconomic status backgrounds. The results showed that having experienced any traumatic event and low socioeconomic status were associated with an internalizing disorder such as depression and anxiety and an externalizing disorder including attention-deficit…

Having a regular primary care physician (PCP) may optimize the academic performance in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a recent study found. Researchers performed a cross-sectional study using data from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health.

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is one of those mental health conditions that has become cultural shorthand in a pretty inappropriate way. Ignoring the fact that “I’m so ADHD” isn’t even grammatically correct, throwing this acronym around to flippantly explain distraction or disinterest waters down the true meaning of this extremely nuanced disorder…To dispel some of…

Mindfulness meditation is effective in treating adults with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders…Practicing mindfulness is a 2-step approach that involves orienting one’s attention purposefully to a moment, and then approaching the moment with curiosity and open-mindedness. This model has been used as an effective therapy…

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered 2 brief school-based interventions for adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be effective in helping students overcome homework and organization challenges related to their ADHD. The researchers, led by Joshua M. Langberg, PhD, director of the Promoting Adolescent School Success (PASS) program, and co-director for the Center for…

Medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — including methylphenidate (Ritalin) — may be associated with lower risk of seizures, a retrospective observational study suggested. While patients with ADHD were at higher odds for seizures than patients without ADHD, medication prescriptions for the disorder were associated with lower seizure odds of among patients with and without seizure…