ADHD

Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Five-fold ADHD Risk

Nov 05, 2014 PM EST

Expectant mothers exposed to air pollution are significantly more likely to give birth to children with ADHD-related behavior problems, according to a new study.

Teenage Girls Are Exposed to More Stressors that Increase Depression Risk

Oct 08, 2014 PM EDT

Adolescence is often a turbulent time, and it is marked by substantially increased rates of depressive symptoms, especially among girls. New research indicates that this gender difference may be the result of girls' greater exposure to stressful inte..

Trying to fool a kindergartner? Not so fast

Oct 08, 2014 PM EDT

Concordia-UBC research reveals that children as young as five can gauge when adults are overconfident

Few kids receive psychotherapy along with medication for ADHD, study finds

Sep 22, 2014 PM EDT

About one quarter of commercially-insured children who are treated with medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder also receive psychotherapy, and the percentage is far lower in many parts of the country, according to a new RAND Corporat..

Parents' separation found to boost children's behavior problems, but only in high-income families

Sep 10, 2014 PM EDT

Before they reach young adulthood, most children in the United States will experience their parents separating, divorcing, finding another partner, or getting remarried.

ADHD children make poor decisions due to less differentiated learning processes

Aug 21, 2014 PM EDT

Which shirt do we put on in the morning? Do we drive to work or take the train? From which takeaway joint do we want to buy lunch? We make hundreds of different decisions every day. Even if these often only have a minimal impact, it is extremely impo..

Parents part of problem in distracted teen driving, study finds

Aug 08, 2014 PM EDT

Teens often take calls from parents who also use mobile phones while driving, survey reveals

Parenting skills improve in ADHD parents with medication

Jul 31, 2014 PM EDT

Parenting skills of adults with ADHD improve when their ADHD is treated with medication, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

Lead in kids' blood linked with behavioral and emotional problems

Jul 01, 2014 PM EDT

Emotional and behavioral problems show up even with low exposure to lead, and as blood lead levels increase in children, so do the problems, according to research funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the ..

Does psychostimulant use increase cardiovascular risk in children with ADHD?

Jun 26, 2014 PM EDT

Psychostimulant use to treat children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is increasing worldwide, and the evaluation of the cardiovascular safety of stimulant medication used in treatment has been a recent topic of c..

Men and women use mental health services differently

Jun 26, 2014 PM EDT

Women with chronic physical illnesses are more likely to use mental health services than men with similar illnesses; they also seek out mental health services six months earlier than those same men, according to new study from St. Michael's Hospital ..

ADHD Drugs Don't Boost Suicide Risk

Jun 19, 2014 AM EDT

Drugs used to ADHD like Adderall and Ritalin do no increase the risk of suicide, according to a new study.

12 minutes of exercise improves attention, reading comprehension in low-income adolescents

Jun 12, 2014 PM EDT

A new Dartmouth study Dartmouth studyshows 12 minutes of exercise can improve attention and reading comprehension in low-income adolescents, suggesting that schools serving low-income populations should work brief bouts of exercise into their daily s..

Inside the adult ADHD brain

Jun 10, 2014 PM EDT

About 11 percent of school-age children in the United States have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While many of these children eventually "outgrow" the disorder, some carry their difficulties into adulthood: About..

Heavily decorated classrooms disrupt attention and learning in young children

May 27, 2014 PM EDT

Maps, number lines, shapes, artwork and other materials tend to cover elementary classroom walls. However, new research from Carnegie Mellon University shows that too much of a good thing may end up disrupting attention and learning in young children

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