Initiating drug treatment forattention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with significantly lower all-cause mortality, particularly for deaths ...

A new study by two academic pharmacists found a “substantial increase” in prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in ...

ADHD medication may alleviate “the core symptoms of ADHD and its psychiatric comorbidities, leading to improved impulse control and decision-making, ultimately reducing the occurrence of fatal events, ...

Alison Poulton is a director of the Australasian ADHD Professionals Association. She has previously taken part in an advisory panel and received personal fees and non-financial support from Takeda ...

The UK National Health Service has announced a task force to review ADHD provision, in light of an unprecedented rise in diagnoses and prescriptions. Demand has exceeded supply of services and ...

Amid rising diagnoses, a growing number of kids are getting prescriptions for ADHD medications — but the administered doses aren’t always accurate. Medication ...

After nine months of difficulty finding and filling prescriptions for Adderall, ADHD patients are now facing shortages of other medications, leaving millions who rely on the drugs with uncertainty, ...

Preschoolers with ADHD are often given medication right after diagnosis, against medical guidelines that recommend starting with behavioral therapy. Limited access to therapy and physician pressures ...

Children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are often prescribed stimulant medications to help manage the condition. But parents may worry about how these medications might ...

Kids who take a stimulant medication for ADHD might have times of day when their symptoms flare. Doctors call this a “medication rebound,” or “the arsenic hour,” which happens when your child’s brain ...

For decades, the dominant narrative around attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been that medication is the gold standard, if not the only, solution ...

No one I talk to is happy with the state of health care. Doctors feel disempowered and pressured and do not have the time they want to spend with patients. And anyone who goes to see doctors feels ...