Outcomes of treating attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults with a highly structured therapy versus more loosely delivered individual counseling did not differ significantly in a randomized trial, but the addition of stimulant medication to both types of therapy was beneficial, German researchers found

A new King’s College London study has identified both unique and shared brain patterns in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder (BD), which could, in the future, help clinicians more accurately diagnose and treat the conditions. The research is published today in Psychological Medicine

While global diagnoses of A.D.H.D. are on the rise, public understanding of the disorder has not kept pace…Data from various nations tell a story of rapid change. In Germany, A.D.H.D. diagnosis rates rose 381 percent from 1989 to 2001. In the United Kingdom, prescriptions for A.D.H.D. medications rose by more than 50 percent in five…

It’s not that French kids, or Europeans, don’t have ADHD, says French child psychiatrist Michel Lecendreux…but that they’re clinically invisible. “”It’s just not very well understood, nor is it very well-diagnosed, nor well-treated.”” Lecendreux, a researcher at the Robert Debre Hospital in Paris who also heads the scientific commission for the French ADHD support group…

The conscientious parents I know want to be mindful. They try to still the noise around them in order to focus on precious moments with their kids, recognizing the all-too-fleeting nature of childhood’s years…In a recent interview with Stew Friedman of LinkedIn, [Dr. Ned] Hallowell shared that, while 5 to 10 percent of the population…

Would your ability to resist a tantalizing cookie improve if you had to wait a few seconds before you could reach for it? The idea that natural urges ‘die down’ with time seems intuitive, but new research shows that it’s being reminded about what not to do, not the passage of time, that actually helps…

A video game that taps into cognitive functions involved in controlling attention appears to improve symptoms in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to results of an open-label pilot study. The intervention, called Project EVO, stresses the system in the brain that processes multiple streams of information

CHADD, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, and the Louisiana Department of Education have formed a partnership to bring Teacher to Teacher training to the Louisiana public schools. You can read the press release about the partnership below or on the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals website

The author presents a case of a woman with a history of ADHD who is stable on stimulant therapy and presents for preconception counseling…The author considers how clinicians should provide preconception counseling to women with ADHD by reviewing functional impairment caused by ADHD, in addition to the risks of ADHD treatment on the developing fetus

According to Cindy Goldrich in her book 8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD, “Stress and pressure can shut down the thinking brain — the prefrontal cortex that houses executive function skills.” And kids with ADHD, she writes, may be already up to 30 percent delayed in these skills…This is why creating calm is so…

In her book ‘Natural relief for Adult ADHD’ author Stephanie Sarkis says people with ADHD can self-medicate with high fat, sugary and salty foods as a way to feel better. Here are 6 ADHD friendly ways to put you back in control of what you eat.

One morning last August, Daniel Koh, chief of staff to Mayor Martin J. Walsh, drove to a speaking engagement at Excel High School in South Boston. He was uncharacteristically nervous…he had something else on his mind besides the mayor’s vision for education. Should he tell his own story?