ADHD News

Pharmaceutical Treatment of Pre-School ADHD is Ineffective

March 10th, 2013
Pharmaceutical Treatment of Pre-School ADHD is Ineffective Emerging research suggests that many young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to have significant symptoms despite treatment. The finding is salient as ADHD is ...

ADHD Can Persist Into Adulthood With Serious Consequences

March 5th, 2013
ADHD Can Persist Into Adulthood With Serious ConsequencesThe first large, population health study to follow children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood suggests adult ADHD ...

Several Mental Disorders Share Some of the Same Genes

March 2nd, 2013
Several Mental Disorders Share Some of the Same GenesA new report reveals that major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia -- and possibly autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity ...

Mouse Study Links High-Fat Diets, ADHD and Obesity

February 21st, 2013
Mouse Study Links High-Fat Diets, ADHD and Obesity A new laboratory study suggests a link between high-fat diets and such childhood brain-based conditions as attention ...

Substance Abuse Problems Among Kids with ADHD

February 12th, 2013
Substance Abuse Problems Among Kids with ADHD A large study conducted across the United States discovers a higher prevalence of substance abuse and cigarette use among teens diagnosed ...

Young Kids with ADHD May Benefit Little From Drug Therapy

February 12th, 2013
Young Kids with ADHD May Benefit Little From Drug Therapy  A massive federally funded multi-center study finds that many young children diagnosed with ...

Maternal Depression, Violence Linked to ADHD in Kids

February 10th, 2013
Maternal Depression, Violence Linked to ADHD in KidsPreschoolers whose parents suffer from depression and intimate partner violence are at greater risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

Provigil Medication Helps Some Control Impulsivity

February 4th, 2013
Provigil Medication Helps Some Control Impulsivity New research suggests a medication originally designed to increase wakefulness may help some people reduce drinking by improving their impulse control. Poor impulse control can lead ...

Genetic Sampling to Confirm ADHD?

January 22nd, 2013
Genetic Sampling to Confirm ADHD?A provocative new thesis by a Spanish researcher suggests a new genotyping tool can help to confirm a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), predict ...

Significant Increase in ADHD Over Last 9 Years

January 22nd, 2013
Significant Increase in ADHD Over Last 9 Years  A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics finds that new cases of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by physicians jumped 24 ...