A recent clinical review in JAMA reported that evidence supporting the use of methylphenidate among adolescents for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is of very low quality and should be reconsidered for future therapy guidelines…The researchers conducted a Cochrane review of all randomized controlled trials of methylphenidate, consisting of 38 parallel-group trials and 147 cross-over trials…

A major shift in the way researchers and clinicians look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be on the horizon, according to two new studies that each tracked thousands of people for almost 20 years after birth. One group was in the United Kingdom while the other was in Brazil, but the findings from…

Adzenys, as the chewable, fruity medication is called, packs the punch of Adderall and is geared toward children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The drug hit the market last week and is already stirring controversy: Some psychiatrists worry that Adzenys will accelerate a trend toward overmedicating kids — and could be yet another gateway into…

Workaholics may be more prone to several mental disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression and anxiety, according to a new study led by the University of Bergen in Norway. In it, researchers examined the links between workaholism and psychiatric disorders among 16,426 working adults.

As Americans grow older, doctors are seeing more coming in with symptoms that look like early dementia or Alzheimer’s, but is it really? CBS2’s Dr. Max Gomez said they may actually be suffering from an undiagnosed childhood problem known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Children with uncorrectable vision problems are almost twice as likely to receive a diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than children with normal vision, according to a retrospective study from researchers at the University of Birmingham, Alabama, School of Medicine.

In rare cases, children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) actually have a tumor that appears to cause symptoms similar to those of ADHD, according to a small new study. The researchers evaluated 43 children with rare tumors of the adrenal gland, called pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas. (The adrenal glands are located near the kidneys,…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released statistics this month suggesting that many states have a long way to go when it comes to promoting greater use of the therapy, which largely relies on teaching parents to reinforce positive behavior while avoiding confrontations. In 10 states, fewer than half of preschoolers in Medicaid with…

Q. What if it’s not my child who has ADHD, but me, the mother? How can I keep my family life organized when I struggle to organize myself?

More than 50% of youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder will have persistence of the condition into adulthood…Compared with those for whom the condition remits by adulthood, those with persistent ADHD are more likely to experience social, educational, emotional, and cognitive challenges…researchers at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and several US universities investigated 8 factors pertaining to…

After an extensive evaluation, I diagnosed [Tina*] with ADHD, inattentive type…However, despite ADHD treatment with medications and therapy, she continued to exert significant energy “just to keep up”. This is often true with adults with ADHD…Here are some tips to energize your life as you cope with ADHD.

Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS), already approved for treatment-resistant depression, is proving beneficial for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), adult attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other psychiatric conditions, according to new research. The success of the technology depends on targeting the most appropriate brain regions, the research suggests. Results from some of these new studies were…