College-aged students are the largest demographic to misuse attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication, according to a recent study. The study, done by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Department of Mental Health and published in 2016, shows that those between the ages of 18 and 25 account for 60 percent of ADHD medication…

A new study led by Jeffrey P. Brosco, M.D., Ph.D., professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has identified a possible correlation between the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and increasing academic demands on young children. In an article published in JAMA Pediatrics, Brosco hypothesized that increased academic standards…

Story highlights — Peggy Drexler: Study says modifying behavior before taking pills produces better outcomes — She says parents are quick to medicate kids when faced with hard work of a behavior plan — But parents owe it to their children to try behavioral modification first, Drexler says

Children with attention-deficit problems improve faster when the first treatment they receive is behavioral — like instruction in basic social skills — than when they start immediately on medication, a new study has found. Beginning with behavioral therapy is also a less expensive option over time, according to a related analysis.

Rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have risen globally, and adults' unreasonable expectations of young children could be one reason why, researchers suggest. Reporting in the Feb. 22 issue of JAMA Pediatrics, researchers from the University of Miami point to evidence that the rise in ADHD diagnoses coincided with ever-growing demands on young children's…

A study in this month’s issue of JAMA Psychiatry looked at 707,263 Swedish people, all with at least one psychiatric disease: ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, autism spectrum disorders, and others…People with psychiatric disorders were more likely to end up with someone with a psychiatric disorder, and the chances were…

Chronic lateness can be one of the most annoying symptoms of ADHD, both for people with ADHD and those who have to put up with us! But why is ADHD so often associated with being late? There are several different reasons.

ADHD has been thought of as a disorder for males since the diagnosis was invented, but that stereotype is inaccurate. And it is changing, according to the results of a very large, population-based study of children aged 5-17 years old, in which parents surveyed from 2003 to 2011 reported a much greater rise in ADHD…

New research by [Michael] Kofler at FSU's Children's Learning Clinic shows that children often fidget or move when they are trying to solve a problem, and that movement may have a positive effect on children with ADHD…Previous work by Kofler and his colleagues…showed that kids with ADHD did better on working memory tests when they…

If you're like many people, you can be a little OCD about language, but at the same time you can go ADHD and lose the thread and use some words loosely. Like you're kinda bipolar or schizophrenic about it, ya know, and maybe you get paranoid that someone's gonna go psycho on you about it.…

Babies born at an extremely low birth weight (ELBW) are miracles, but they are more likely to be bullied as children, and this can significantly increase their risk for mental health problems as adults. Not only that, but the more they were bullied as children, the more likely they are to develop problems such as…

Primary care physicians can help parents understand and remember that ADHD can be successfully managed through behavioral training, for both the child and parents, and medication. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that health care professionals also be aware of psychological resources available in the community, and be prepared to refer children, particularly young…