This doctor is trying to fix care deserts surrounding metro Atlanta

Conversations about bettering our mental health have permeated almost every edge of society, with access to care advertised on billboards and podcasts. But for some, especially in areas near and surrounding metro Atlanta, the lack of access to mental health care has created what is essentially a care desert — and can carry big complications.

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Must Watch reviews: Inside Our ADHD Minds

Every week the Must Watch podcasters review the biggest TV and streaming shows. This week, Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan join Naga Munchetty to review ‘Inside Our ADHD Minds’. It’s part of a documentary series which explores different kinds of neurodivergence, including autism, ADHD and dyslexia. In this episode, he meets two people with ADHD…

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Wired for Risk: The Genetic Roots of Bold Behavior

Key points: Risk-taking emerged as a beneficial strategy in high-reward ancestral contexts. ADHD traits may reflect once-adaptive behaviors, not just modern pathology. Risk may only appear risky when the potential rewards fail to outweigh the uncertainties.

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Astrocytes found to drive brain rewiring during attention states

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have upended decades-old dogma of how connections between brain cells are rearranged during states of heightened vigilance or attention. The team found that a brain chemical associated with alertness, attention and learning alters brain connectivity and function not by acting directly on neurons, the cells…

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Glymphatic dysfunction linked to cognitive performance deficits in adults with ADHD, study finds

A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders has found that adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show signs of glymphatic system dysfunction, which may be related to their cognitive difficulties. The findings suggest that disruptions in the brain’s waste clearance system could help explain some of the persistent memory and attention problems seen…

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Tiny Genetic Switch Found to Control Brain Balance and Behavior

Researchers at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have identified a remarkably small but critical piece of genetic code that helps determine how brain cells connect, communicate, and function. The discovery not only deepens our understanding of how the brain’s wiring is built but may also explain the origins of several neurological and psychiatric conditions.

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Assessing Adult ADHD: A Conversation With Jeffrey Newcorn, MD

At the 2025 American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting, Psychiatric Times’ Editor in Chief, John J. Miller, MD, sat down with leaders in psychopharmacology to discuss the topics they find most important. Jeffrey Newcorn, MD, has special expertise in the areas of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), aggression, descriptive psychopathology of child and adolescent disorders, and child…

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ADHD and autism are different, but on social media those differences are shrinking

[Excerpt] In our new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, we explored whether and how ADHD and autism have become more closely connected in our culture, and why this convergence may be occurring. We used computational techniques to analyze more than 478,000 posts from the largest ADHD- and autism-related communities or “subreddits”…

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