Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is widely known for affecting focus and behavior, but researchers are ...

Understood reports ADHD meds may raise heart risks; lifestyle factors like sleep issues and weight gain also affect heart ...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that develops during childhood and affects 6%–10% of kids and ...

The 22million Americans with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder could be more likely to develop early-onset dementia, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers ...

A large, decades-long study suggests that signs of ADHD in childhood may have consequences that extend well beyond school and behavior. Researchers followed nearly 11,000 people from childhood into ...

During my two years of research on children among the Kalahari San, or Bushmen, I watched kids scramble over huge termite hills, chase each other around the scrub brush in the savanna, practice dance ...

The habit-tracking market is flooded with apps following the same book. Set goals, monitor adherence, penalize deviation, ...

This post is in response to A Psychiatric Diagnosis is Not a Disease By Jonathan Shedler Ph.D. Jonathan Shedler's article clears up widespread misunderstanding about psychiatric diagnoses. Psychiatric ...

This week, Mad in America examines three studies around mental health diagnosis, psychotropic drug use, obesity, and diabetes ...

The stimulants Ritalin and Adderall have been used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for decades, but research shows they don’t act on the ...

A new study finds that children with congenital heart disease and ADHD can take stimulant medications without fear of significant cardiovascular side effects. In a study to be presented at a national ...

Suicidal behavior rates among patients with ADHD were highest in the 2 months preceding initiation of pharmacotherapy.