Lifetime prevalence of ADHD was 9% among adolescents aged 13 to 18 years and past-year prevalence was 4.1% among adults in the U.S., according to the NIMH. In honor of ADHD Awareness Month, Healio.com/Psychiatry collected the top five articles about ADHD in children and adults for psychiatrists.

Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine say adverse experiences such as poverty, mental illness, and exposure to violence are associated with childhood development of ADHD.

A new study led by researchers from King’s College London, the University of Edinburgh and Imperial College London, will investigate whether a drug called methylphenidate (MPH) reduces symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and antisocial behaviour in young male prisoners with the disorder.

There are about 32 million American teenagers, and the National Institute of Mental Health estimates that by the age of 15 20 percent of them either have or have had a seriously debilitating psychological disorder including ADHD, mood and conduct disorders, anxiety and panic disorders, major depression, and eating disorders.

The U.S. Department of Education has rolled out several grants to support students with disabilities to improve literacy outcomes and to transition into college or work after leaving high school. The Education Department is also providing funding that will help states and districts include more students with disabilities on state assessments.”

The month of October is dedicated to ADHD awareness and the 2016 theme is “knowing is better”. To learn more about the disorder we’ve brought in Dr. Michael Ruggiero with Aggieland ADHD in studio to educate us on the topic. Dr. Ruggiero talks about how to figure out when someone does have this disorder, and…

Ingram, a 29-year-old mental health advocate, shared her story of mental illness Thursday at an In Our Own Voice presentation at Berkshire Community College. In Our Own Voice is a program that focuses primarily on the challenges people with mental illness face in the workplace through personal testimony from those dealing with mental health issues,…

Girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are at higher risk than girls without ADHD for multiple mental disorders that often lead to cascading problems such as abusive relationships, teenage pregnancies, poor grades and drug abuse, psychologists report in the journal Pediatrics.

[Registration required for free full access] For years, clinicians have suspected that diet may affect ADHD symptoms, and in recent years, research has suggested a potential impact of various aspects of diet on ADHD. This research includes examining the use of elimination diets, as well as studying the effects of omega-3 fatty acids and micronutrients…

[Registration required for free full access] Lead’s effects on childhood IQ, ADHD, and conduct problems as well as physical health have been of concern for decades. We now know a great deal about how lead affects the brain, including disruption of signaling in the prefrontal cortex and striatum.

Reports on studies about the possible causes of ADHD have been circulating the World Wide Web for quite awhile. But a recent study was published suggesting that enough evidence was gathered pointing to artificial food coloring as the trigger…Since this occurrence is still under the impression of being a “case to case basis,” precautions were…

The U.S. Department of Education has told Texas to stop using 8.5 percent as a guideline for special education enrollment, in the wake of a report from the Houston Chronicle that suggested identification rates across the state were artificially kept low.