Opioid overdoses for pregnant patients are at an all-time high in the United States, even as overall numbers are improving. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is highly correlated with substance use disorders, yet treatment protocols to help expecting parents manage opioid use disorders and ADHD together are essentially nonexistent.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have more disorder-specific brain activations than shared activations, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

A research team from the URV’s Nutrition and Mental Health group has studied the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in schoolchildren in the Tarragona region. The research, which also determined the extent to which these disorders affect children’s social relationships, collected data on 7,000 pupils, of whom 700…

Individuals diagnosed with childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a higher likelihood of experiencing both cyberbullying and traditional bullying during adolescence, according to study findings published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

In the first three months of 2024, there were 323 active drug shortages, the highest number since 2001, according to research by the University of Utah Drug Information Service.

The founder and head doctor of telehealth company Done Global were arrested and charged with fraud, accused by federal authorities of conspiring to provide easy access to Adderall and other stimulants.

New research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that teachers may be attributing signs of age-related immaturity in children, to conditions such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Rhode Island Senate passes bill to improve access for DEA-scheduled prescription drugs, which includes ADHD meds

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A Chicago area high school has an innovative new program to help kids regulate their emotions.

A recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry has shed new light on how genetic factors contribute to different patterns of depression during adolescence. By analyzing the genetic data of over 14,000 adolescents from two major cohorts, researchers identified distinct trajectories of depressive symptoms and linked these patterns to genetic risks shared across multiple psychiatric conditions.

The Psych Congress Network sat down with Tim Wilens, MD, chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, in September for an in-depth Q&A on adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment.