ADD/ADHD News

The estimated prevalence of diagnosed ADHD in U.S. children and adolescents increased significantly in the last 2 decades, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Children who lived in households with adults who smoked or were depressed demonstrated a significant increase in ADHD prevalence, according to findings recently published in Asia-Pacific Psychiatry.

Athletes with ADHD have a greater risk for anxiety and depression after a concussion, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s Sports Concussion Conference.

Study findings published in Biological Psychiatry showed that youth with history of traumatic brain injury reported greater ADHD symptom severity than those without injury.

Pregestational diabetes mellitus combined with severe maternal obesity was associated with risk for children’s psychiatric and mild neurodevelopmental disorders, compared with diabetes or obesity separately, according to study results published in Pediatrics.

Methylphenidate for children and amphetamines for adults were the preferred first-choice medications for the short-term treatment of ADHD, according to results from a network meta-analysis and systematic review.

Data published in JAMA revealed that more frequent use of digital media was linked to increased odds of ADHD symptom occurrence over a 2-year period in midadolescence.

In the eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases, WHO included “gaming disorder,” or video game addiction, as a legitimate mental health disorder.

Early preterm birth was associated with ADHD in children aged 5 years and inattentive symptoms in children aged 8 years, according to recently published study results in JAMA Pediatrics.

Exposure to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy was associated with a small, but statistically significant, rise in offspring’s risk for neurodevelopmental disorders like autism spectrum disorder and ADHD, according to meta-analysis data.