ADHD

Drug combination with memantine could improve executive function in ADHD.

Atomoxetine was better than comparators in improving symptoms of ADHD.

Almost 50% kids' ADHD symptoms persisting to adulthood may depend on diagnosis.

After spotty trials, Alcobra's MDX met its end as a potential ADHD treatment.

Quantitative EEG is not the way to diagnose ADHD, guidelines say.

Researchers suspect cognitive training can prevent the development attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in infants.

While one study found that taking vitamin D during pregnancy may hinder early ADHD symptoms, another recent study believes that gestational use of diabetes medications may lead to them.

A recent, large meta-analysis looked at nearly 2,000 girls aged 8 to 13 years, and observed that those with ADHD were at a higher risk for other mental disorders.

Researchers report that atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with increased risk of ADHD in adults and children. Patients with more severe AD were at even higher risk.

The researchers noted that suicide in this age group is not well studied, despite a recent uptick: in 2014, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death for children aged 5 to 11 years.

Childhood symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) persist into adulthood in as many as 60% of patients, according to findings published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

The treatment of ADHD has made a lot of progress from where it was just a few years ago. Despite that there is much more work to be done to help this patient population.

As the diagnosis process for adults with ADHD becomes more commonplace in medicine today there is still a gap in finding effective treatments to help patients with the condition from childhood to adulthood.

A possible connection between Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and a genetic malfunction in the thalamus may explain the distractibility and physical restlessness that plague children and adults with ADHD,

Persistent parental criticism appears to be among the reasons why attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms persist with age among some children, as opposed to decreasing with age as seen with many children with ADHD.

The FDA has approved Tris Pharma's extended-release amphetamine oral suspension (Dyanavel XR) for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children aged 6 years and older.

In contrast to recent studies linking patients who reside in higher elevations with increased rates of depression and suicide, a new study suggests that the prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder appears to decrease as altitude increases.

Although there are a wide variety of treatment options available for patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, methods for finding the proper course of treatment are still under development.

In 2 recent clinical trials, a treatment for young patients diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder reportedly demonstrated benefit over another currently used ADHD medication.

Concussions that do not heal within 7-10-days may be associated with psychiatric disorders.

A meta-analysis of the effects of current attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drugs has led researchers to conclude black market doses are unsafe for adolescent consumers.

A recent study has discovered that children with both ADHD and recent-onset epilepsy display a unique brain morphology compared to healthy patients.

Traumatic life events are often associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Preliminary results from a University of Pennsylvania study show the stimulant Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) improves memory lapses in postmenopausal women.

Adult patients with binge eating disorder who were treated for 12 weeks with lisdexamfetamine dimesylate reported having 4 fewer binge days per week, and also experienced improvements in weight and triglyceride levels.