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…

Researchers observed differing patterns of methylphenidate use across age groups in France, including long-term use in children, use for medical conditions other than ADHD and narcolepsy in adults and drug abuse/misuse behaviors.

Youngsters whose expectant mothers lived in homes with fine-air particle pollution have thinner outer layers of their brains, which is associated with ADHD, a study found today. For every 0.005g increase in fine particles, certain regions of the brain become 0.045mm thinner, the research adds.

For many ADHDers, making a decision and sticking to it is extra difficult. Distraction gets in the way: You decide to do one task, but another comes along and distracts you…Regularly reviewing what you value helps prioritize your “to do list” and direct your activity down the most productive avenue.

I often hear teachers, parents, and students make implicit or explicit comments that reflect a bias against audiobooks…This fall, I facilitated a learning panel for my school’s 5th graders. I invited successful former students with unconventional learning profiles (those with dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning differences), to speak about the tools and strategies that they…

Researchers have successfully adapted a parent-training program for ADHD for use with families in Japan, where ADHD-specific behavioral interventions are limited…The results of the proof-of-concept of the new program, the “New Forest Parenting Programme-Japan,” published in Japanese Psychological Research, show reductions in children’s ADHD symptoms and improvements in parent-child relationships, suggesting that the parent-training program…

A study of adults in Canada found that primary care doctors were usually able to correctly identify patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with the diagnosis being confirmed by a specialist in most cases.

The authors of a study published in Psychiatry Research demonstrated that behavior therapy may significantly reduce the severity of tics in youth diagnosed with Tourette disorder or other vocal or motor tic disorders. However, for youth with comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the type of behavioral therapy administered in this study showed a weaker effect.