Medications such as Ritalin and Adderall are the accepted treatment to stem hyperactivity in children with attention deficit-hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and improve their behavior. A recent ...

Hundreds of gene variations that occur more frequently in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been identified by researchers. Many of the gene variations identified were already known ...

As reported by the National Institute of Mental Health, a study examining stimulant use among children and adolescents found an association between stimulants ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged caution on interpreting the findings from a new study published ...

A Canadian researcher working in the U.K. says doctors, authors and educators are doing hyperactive children a disservice by claiming that hyperactivity as ...

Superior intelligence is no defense against the effects of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. Yale researchers discovered about three of four ADHD individuals with an IQ of more than 120 - a score that ranks them ...

According to a report presented at the American Psychiatric Association meeting, borderline personality disorder may be underdiagnosed -- at least initially. In the presentation, David Meyerson of DePaul University in Chicago reported on an evaluation ...

Significant and widespread cognitive problems appear to exist in schizophrenia in its earliest phase, making it very hard for people with the disorder to ...

Children who have high blood pressure are more likely to have learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than ...

A new study shows that adolescents with a childhood diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are more likely to have current and ...