Attention deficit disorders
Parenting with ADHD: Seven practical tips for success
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often goes undiagnosed in adults—including parents—but it has a significant impact on family life.
Jan 3, 2024
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Attention deficit disorders
Do kids grow out of ADHD as they get older?
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more often diagnosed in children. That might make you wonder if people grow out it as they reach adulthood.
Dec 21, 2023
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Genetics
Could ADHD be diagnosed genetically?
Despite it being very common, ADHD is often missed until a child reaches age seven or older. By that time, they have likely been struggling socially and in school. Could early genetic testing be part of the solution?
Dec 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study explores accuracy of computerized ADHD test
A new study cautions against using the QbTest as a standalone diagnostic or screening tool for ADHD. Researchers from the Universities of Southampton, Nottingham, Cardiff, and King's College London explored the accuracy and ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Neuroscience
Dopamine menus: The science behind the trend, and how it might help people with ADHD
Menus are usually something you'd expect to come across in a restaurant. But one social media influencer went viral recently for sharing a different kind of menu—a "dopamine menu" or dopamenu.
Dec 12, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychiatric comorbidity found to increase risk for schizophrenia in young patients with ADHD
The presence of psychiatric comorbidity in young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with a higher risk for being diagnosed with schizophrenia, according to a study published online ...
Dec 1, 2023
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Medications
Long-term ADHD medication use associated with increased cardiovascular disease
Research led by the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, has found an increased risk of cardiovascular disease associated with long-term ADHD medication use. Specific associations with different medications and dosages were connected ...
Attention deficit disorders
AI may aid in diagnosing adolescents with ADHD
Using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze specialized brain MRI scans of adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers have found significant differences in nine brain white ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Cardiology
New findings on long-term treatment of ADHD and link to cardiovascular disease
A large proportion of patients who start taking ADHD medication, especially young adults, stop within the first year. However, people who use ADHD medicine for a long time and in higher-than-average doses seem to have a higher ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Attention deficit disorders
Q&A: Think your child might have ADHD? Expert offers insight on traits and treatments
Over the past 50 years, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder—more commonly known as ADHD—has evolved from a little-known condition into arguably the most studied disorder in the field of child psychiatry.
Nov 17, 2023
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