After months of Americans being unable to fill their drug prescriptions for medications that are commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday that the shortages are expected to end this month. Many ADHD medications, such as Adderall, have been in short supply since 2011. [...]
New research may help explain the dramatic increase in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder cases. The answer, according to Oregon Health & Science University researchers, is that ADHD is more than one disorder. Investigators believe ADHD symptoms may actually represent an entire family of disorders, similar to the classification of various subtypes of cancer. The research, which [...]
Depending on whom you ask, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is either over- or underdiagnosed. A new European study weighs in on the question suggesting gender, both of the clinician and of the client, plays a significant role in the diagnosis. German researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and University of Basel believe the study shows that [...]
According to a new study, the number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has increased by 66 percent over the past 10 years. Researchers analyzed changes in the diagnosis of youth ADHD and treatment of the disorder from 2000 to 2010. Only youth under the age of 18, and cared for by [...]
A new mouse study out of Yale suggests that cell phone radiation during pregnancy may trigger attention deficit symptoms in their unborn child. But other researchers warn extrapolating results from a single mouse study to humans is unwarranted, and confuses the public. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disorder usually first diagnosed in childhood [...]
Swedish researchers found that almost 70 percent of young Swedes with Asperger’s syndrome in a new study have suffered from depression. Tove Lugnegård, a researcher and doctoral student at the University of Gothenburg, discovered that mood disorders and anxiety disorders are very common among young adults with Asperger syndrome. Around 70 percent of the young [...]
A new lab study with monkeys suggests potential dangers associated with high dosages of methylphenidate (Ritalin). According to researchers, the results are similar to a 1977 finding that a low dose of the drug boosted cognitive performance of children with ADHD, but a higher dose that reduced their hyperactivity also impaired their performance on a [...]
Young children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are more likely to develop behavioral problems including hyperactivity and aggressiveness, as well as emotional and friendship difficulties, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The study, the largest and most comprehensive of its kind, evaluated and followed more than 11,000 children for over six [...]
A new Canadian study finds that the youngest children in a classroom are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than their peers in the same grade. The younger children were also more likely to be prescribed medication. Experts report that ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children. The [...]
Amidst concern that stimulant medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could present a cardiac risk, a new study reviews the historic use of the medications and the dangers that have been observed. Investigators discovered short-term stimulant treatment did not substantially increase the risk of cardiovascular events or symptoms in healthy youth. ADHD [...]
