Doctors are seeing rising cases of ARFID, a childhood disorder that shuts off the basic human instinct to eat.

[Excerpt] But while doctors can’t do anything about TikTok, they can ease concerns that drugs are the only way to treat your symptoms. Drug-free interventions are on the rise and can even complement pills by addressing organizational skills, emotional regulation, and stress management, says Javier Quintero, MD, PhD, a psychiatrist and an authority on treating…

Key Takeaways: ADHD significantly affects long-term financial outcomes, from early adulthood through to retirement. Automation is a powerful strategy for those with ADHD—setting up automatic bill payments, investment transfers, and savings contributions right after payday eliminates the need for constant decision-making.

‘ADHD does not directly cause painful periods, but there are a few pathways that can exacerbate menstrual pain’

Key point: An increase in impulsivity and hyperactivity symptoms was associated with hormone levels typical of the postovulatory/early luteal phase (low estradiol, high progesterone).

In October of 2024, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that while nearly half of men with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receive a diagnosis before the age of 12, just over 60% of women are not diagnosed until adulthood. As clinical understanding of ADHD continues to evolve, why does this gender disparity…

Maria Akopyan writes that a grad school ADHD group became a career-spanning lifeline.

New research from Abertay University has shed fresh light on how neurodivergent (ND) people form and experience friendships, highlighting a strong preference for building connections with others who share their neurotype. The paper, published in Neurodiversity, is one of the first large-scale studies to objectively explore how ND friendships function and why they matter.

A new study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research has found that many individuals who were hospitalized with COVID-19 continue to show signs of impaired attention up to three months after discharge. Even patients who had recovered physically and did not require intensive care showed measurable deficits in sustained attention and reaction time. While…

Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D., associate professor of neuroscience at Florida Atlantic University’s Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and a member of the FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, has received a $571,675 grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance critical research into how amphetamines affect brain function. Her work could pave the way for new therapies…

Panelists discuss how a patient named Kerstin was diagnosed with ADHD later in life during college when she struggled with organization and scheduling beyond her known dyslexia, leading to successful treatment with various stimulant medications including participation in clinical trials

Panelists discuss how stimulant and non-stimulant ADHD medications have different adverse effect profiles, with stimulants causing concerns like misuse potential, cardiovascular effects, tics, and growth suppression.