Mental-health lingo has peppered conversations for years. Look no further than “gaslighting,” which ushered in a new era of therapy-speak, and its counterparts “trauma,” “toxic,” and “triggered”—all generally used in oversimplified or inaccurate ways. Perhaps you’ve noticed a newer addition while scrolling social media: “overstimulated.”

Macquarie University psychology researchers have shown that a brief, online survey can not only identify children and teens in need of support for depression, anxiety, ADHD or eating difficulties, but also help improve their mental health. When trialed with 14,000 young people, the survey was found to be an effective way of identifying at-risk youth,…

[Excerpt] ADHD lacks a universal digital diagnostic approach. But researchers at the University of Rhode Island, may have discovered a new way to diagnose the disorder using a simple, non-invasive method. Their work, Comparative Investigation of Smartwatch Data in Children with ADHD and non-ADHD, published in the 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor…

Children may have a higher risk of developing ADHD if their mothers used paracetamol – also known as acetaminophen – during pregnancy, adding weight to the contested link between the painkiller and fetal brain development

The first population-based, national cohort study found ADHD rates are 10 times higher than the general population among adults with autism without intellectual disability.

The fewer symptoms people with ADHD experience, the less likely they are to try cigarettes and vaping

New research on ‘slow-wave sleep’ may have implications for others battling insomnia, including people with anxiety and depression.

Is Adderall ruining my skin?

Is this just another internet trend, or something real?

While there is no formal diagnosis, time blindness, or losing track of time, is a psychological phenomenon.

At Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, pediatricians will soon have a new ally in diagnosing and identifying complex neurodevelopmental conditions like epilepsy, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism: Genetic testing.

Dexamphetamine—a restricted stimulant drug used to treat narcolepsy and Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)—might not be as addictive as previously thought, new research from the University of Sydney suggests.