The most comprehensive review to date of ADHD treatments has found that medication for children and adults, and cognitive behavioral therapy for adults, remain the most effective approaches, backed by ...

DO you, too, often become irritable? Do you regularly forget, say, where you put your car keys? Do you, when people are ...

A new online tool is designed to help families and clinicians make informed treatment decisions. The most extensive ...

More children and adults are being diagnosed with ADHD in some countries. Science is helping to understand why — and how best to provide support.

ADHD diagnoses and prescriptions have increased significantly in the UK over the past 2 decades, except in children under 5 years of age, according to a study in BJPsych Open. Researchers from ...

Greater consumption of social media might explain part of the increase we’re seeing in ADHD diagnoses’, experts warn ...

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An independent review announced by Wes Streeting will look at both whether there is evidence of overdiagnosis of mental ...

There’s a lot of pressure from social media for people to have a diagnosis…' Parents across the UK are watching closely after ...

There was no evidence to support a causal relationship between stimulant prescription and psychotic experiences in children, ages 9-14 years, treated for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. In ...

Adult diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rose almost 20-fold among men in the UK between 2000 and 2018, possibly due to an increased awareness of the condition. Doug ...