Rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drop as elevation increases, according to findings published in the Journal of Attention Disorders.

Results from a 13-week, multicenter, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial indicate guanfacine extended-release was associated with significant improvement in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in adolescents.

Behind the Wheel With ADHD provides driving instructors with additional training to understand the risks associated with ADHD and teen driving. Instructors are trained in the use of new tools, technologies, and strategies designed to help teens with ADHD learn to drive more safely.

Brain training, or neurofeedback, has been around for a long time. Now, new technology and research on its effectiveness have created new interest in the field. Patients are using neurofeedback instead of medications to help with a variety of conditions from migraines and stress to severe anxiety.

This continuing medical education activity is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals who seek to improve their care for patients with mental health disorders.

Researchers analysed data from more than 5,200 primary school students in France and found that those exposed to secondhand smoke while in the womb and/or at a young age were at higher risk for behavioural problems, particularly emotional and conduct disorders.

A meta-review of studies involving nearly 3,000 children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) finds that psychostimulant treatment significantly reduces the risk of anxiety. Thus patient reports of new-onset or worsening anxiety with the use of psychostimulants are not likely due to the medication and should not necessarily preclude stimulant use in ADHD.

When it comes to feeling happy and fulfilled, what really matters to young adults with learning and attention issues? It turns out to have little direct correlation with traditional school work, and everything to do with connections—to a supportive and nurturing family, to friends and the community, and even to themselves, in the form of…

Smoking in adolescence contributes to attention problems that persist into adulthood, a new study of identical twins suggests. “”Since our results imply that smoking causally increases attention problems, the most important implication of this study is that the initiation of smoking should be prevented or delayed as much as possible,”” Jorien Treur, doctoral candidate, Department…

A recent study has found that induction of slow waves during early non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep may improve executive function in children with ADHD .1 Pointing to emerging data regarding deficits in the prefrontal cortex and non-REM slow-wave sleep in the brains of children with ADHD, Munz and colleagues1 surmised that the quality of…

When you have ADHD, many things can cause you to feel overwhelmed. In fact, you might feel like you’re constantly behind and playing catch-up. You might run around all day long and yet not get much done…The good news is that you can do something — a lot of things — to help you navigate…

Perhaps what makes it even more difficult to live with ADHD is the amount of misinformation and negative stereotypes that surround the diagnosis. ADHD patients are often written off as over-diagnosed, undisciplined, or simply lazy. The list below examines some of these myths.