A new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds athletes with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to compete in team contact sports than individual sports, which could increase their risk of injury. The study, presented today at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, analyzed more than 850…

New research using rats could mean use of the stimulant drug Ritalin by people without an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), may lead to changes in brain chemistry associated with risk-taking behavior, sleep disruption, and other undesirable effects.

Sometimes a pregnant woman will also decide to stop taking her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications – or any other medications she may require – during or before pregnancy, assuming that too is a healthy choice. However, Dr. Alison G. Cahill, chief of the division of maternal fetal medicine at Washington University in St. Louis,…

While ADHD can be a real challenge for both you and your spouse, there are many things you can do to support them and work as a team. Below, [ADHD coaches] Matlen and Kinzer shared their valuable suggestions.

Car accidents occur at dramatically lower rates among medicated ADHD patients in the United States than among those not taking medicine, according to a study of more than 2.3 million people published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry. Previous studies have documented a higher number of car accidents among people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

A recent peer-reviewed article provides data on estimated prevalence rates of ADHD in the United States Army using the Adult ADHD Symptom Self-Report Scale Screener (ASRS-S)1. The ASRS-S was administered to over 21,000 active duty soldiers as part of the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STAARS). The larger STAARS assessment…

Although childhood hyperactivity and inattention have been described in medical literature since as early as the 18th century, it was not until 1987 that the term “Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” appeared in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders…Jennifer Kaminski, PhD, with CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, told Infectious Diseases in…

Children with celiac disease are at a 1.4-fold increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to a new Swedish study. Agnieszka Butwicka, MD, PhD, of… Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues assessed the risk of childhood psychiatric disorders (any psychiatric disorder; psychotic, mood, anxiety, and eating disorders; psychoactive substance misuse; behavioral disorder; ADHD; ASD; and intellectual…

The alleged mental benefits of the toys have helped fuel their sales, but even a cursory look at the nonexistent science–and the history–of the spinners makes it clear that these claims are specious at best…experts say that playing with a fidget spinner, which does not require much physical activity, might not garner the same results…

Many college students are taking stimulant medications designed to help manage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms – focus in particular – not because they actually have ADHD, but because these meds are a perceived bonus for the busy student hoping to ace tests and breeze through study sessions…According to Marcia Lee Taylor, president and CEO…

Racism damages our children’s health, a recent study found, negatively affecting the wellness of wealthy white kids and poor minorities the most. The study, which will be presented this weekend by lead author Dr. Ashaunta Anderson, found kids who endured racism had lower levels of general health, including higher rates of anxiety, depression and ADHD.

He’s the most decorated Olympian of all time, but don’t think for a second that growing up as Michael Phelps was easy. The 31-year-old swimming superstar —and new father — opened up about his struggles with ADHD in a new video for the Child Mind Institute‘s Speak Up for Kids campaign, explaining that a teacher…