TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The benefits of physical fitness for kids spill over into their mental health, new research shows. Getting plenty of exercise may guard against depressive symptoms, anxiety and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study published April 29 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found.

NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) — Despite available treatments, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, often goes undetected in adults, wreaking havoc on their personal and professional lives. The abbreviation represents a class of neurodevelopmental disorders commonly diagnosed in school-age children, but they can affect any age group.

Opinion: Faith Johnson is a champion for people with ADHD and autism, and the hub of a circle of young leaders working through a Tempe barbershop.

Standard interview techniques don’t always showcase a person’s skills and capabilities.

KEY POINTS: Medication is highly effective for ADHD, but most people stop taking it at some point—often within a year. Beyond medication type and dose, other factors for effectiveness include food, substances, sleep, and timing. Self-monitoring, small changes, and persistence can make a huge difference for medication success.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is closely linked to a person’s mental and physical health and is often accompanied by a range of health problems in patients. Researchers at the University of Tartu found that this is also true for people who do not have a confirmed diagnosis but are at high genetic risk of…

A lot of parents swear that too much sugar makes their kids bounce off the walls. Science has other ideas.

Over the last few years, users of the popular ADHD drug Adderall have been frustrated by regular shortages in getting their prescriptions filled. Various regulatory and supply chain factors have contributed to the inability of producers to keep up with demand. But this raises the question: why is there so much demand in the first…

A high school counselor can track what’s trending on TikTok by hearing what undiagnosed mental health or neurological condition her students think they have. An elementary school counselor listens to 3rd graders say they have depression—a word she’s pretty sure they picked up on social media. And more half of teens surveyed by the EdWeek…

“We know that treating ADHD prior to adolescence is about a 90% reduction in future depression, anxiety, and also future substance use disorders” said Perry Roy, MD, of Carolina Attention Specialists, Charlotte, North Carolina in this video interview with Contemporary Pediatrics, highlighting the important role early diagnosis of ADHD can play.

Most of us are all too familiar with the consequences of a poor night’s sleep – be it interrupted sleep or simply too little of it. If you’re a parent with kids at home, it often leaves you and your children on edge.

Children with prolonged sleep latency are at increased risk for symptoms of depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct issues, and oppositional behavior in adolescence, according to findings from a longitudinal study published in Sleep Advances.