Nearly 18 months after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first acknowledged a national shortage of Adderall, the most common drug used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there is now a widespread scarcity of other stimulant medications — with no end in sight. How did this crisis develop and what measures are underway to…

In this Research Roundup, we explore new studies on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its potential connections to risk of mortality, unintentional injuries, and experiences of intimate partner violence.

Summary: Although several studies have linked smoking during pregnancy with neurodevelopmental disorders, the results of behavioral experiments in mice prenatally exposed to nicotine have been inconsistent. In a recent study, scientists from Japan developed a deep learning-based framework to automatically observe and classify mice behavior in such experiments, producing more accurate and unbiased results. They…

Prenatal exposure to anesthesia can increase the risk of that child developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other behavioral disorders, according to investigators at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) who published their findings in the British Journal of Anesthesia.1

A concept called the “p factor” attempts to explain why psychiatric disorders cannot be clearly separated

A new study led by The University of Western Australia looked at whether medications used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should be stopped during pregnancy. Ph.D. student Dani Russell, from UWA’s School of Population and Global Health, was the lead author of the paper published in Archives of Women’s Health.

A cognitive evaluation looking into potential impairment among children with atopic dermatitis (AD) may be necessary for such patients with comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new findings.1

Physical activity interventions improve internalizing and externalizing problems, cognitive function, and psychological well-being among children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), according to systematic review and meta-analysis findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Hebrew University unveils intervention mapping protocol for ultra-Orthodox Jewish mothers of children with ADHD. The study identifies key determinants for health behavior change, addressing issues such as stigma reduction, increased ADHD knowledge, awareness of school system capabilities, advocacy skills enhancement, and maternal self-care. This pioneering approach not only provides a culturally relevant solution for the…

Summary: Are genetic factors underlying children’s language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research team found genetic associations between children’s early vocabulary size and later-life ADHD, literacy, and general cognition. These associations changed dynamically across the first three years of life. Both producing more words in infancy and understanding fewer…

Black boys are less likely to be identified with special needs if they have black teachers, according to a new study. Researchers found the connection was particularly strong among poorer students, and in categories where there was more teacher discretion, such as ADHD.

Long-term treatment with methylphenidate (MPH) is not associated with a significant negative effect on sleep among children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to study results published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. In fact, patients treated with MPH reported improvements in total sleep score, bedtime resistance, and parasomnia scores at 24 months of…