A large, new study found that the stimulant methylphenidate, such as the drugs Ritalin and Concerta, may lower the risk of psychosis when prescribed to younger children with ADHD. Subscribe to read ...

BERLIN — An increasing number of adults are being diagnosed for the first time with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), reports from many countries ...

Nearly 4 years after work began on the first US clinical guidelines for adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), clinicians are still waiting. The delay ...

Over the last decade, diagnoses have been on the rise for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), two neurotypes that are ...

Adults are seeking ADHD treatment at record rates. A new Canadian study reveals that stimulant prescriptions have more than doubled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a trend that mirrors ...

For decades, one of the greatest challenges to treating neurological disorders like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is that its symptoms often resemble those ...

Roughly 15 million adults in the United States are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, which often begins in childhood. But for many women, that ...

First Grace Presley would occassionally forget why she walked into a room. Then she lost her thoughts mid sentence. Simple tasks like unloading the dishwasher seemed impossible to start. The ...

“That is the group of ADHD kids who are most at risk for developing future psychiatric problems, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, and criminality. It’s an indicator of possible ...

Roughly 11% of all U.S. children ages 3–17 have been diagnosed with ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. That’s the equivalent of two to three ...

In 2013, when Meredith O’Connor was 16, the music video for her debut single “Celebrity” went viral. Afterward, she channeled her own stardom into championing childhood mental health: As a hyperactive ...

ADHD is common and is progressively being recognized as a disorder affecting people across the lifespan. ADHD is associated with multiple negative personal outcomes, including lower education, ...