ADD/ADHD News

In this video from the Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association, Justin C. McArthur, MBBS, MPH, discussed the Presidential Symposium, Leveraging Digital Technologies in Neurology, that featured six presentations.

Many parents use social media to seek advice about parenting and health care. New study findings suggest that expert advice on alternative sleep aids for their children may be hard to come by on these platforms.

Stimulant use is generally safe and effective for treating ADHD among young people, but clinicians should be aware of the potential for misuse, according to a presenter at the Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience conference.

Young adults with ADHD, particularly women, were at increased risk for depression, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts vs. those without ADHD, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

A combination of medication and behavioral treatments may benefit multiplex families where both children and their mothers have ADHD, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Black individuals appeared at higher risk for ADHD diagnoses compared with the general U.S. population, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, particularly phthalates, was linked to ADHD-related behaviors among adolescents, according to results of a cross-sectional analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

The Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will shift from an in-person to a virtual format for 2020, organizer Healio LIVE announced.

Practicing pediatricians have been using telehealth technology to communicate with patients who are not able to physically visit offices because of social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Infectious Diseases in Children asked Editorial Board Member Eugene Shapiro, MD, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Yale School of Medicine, if patients should pay the same amount for a telehealth visit as they would for an in-person visit.

The FDA has granted marketing authorization for the first time for a video game that can improve the attention span in children with ADHD.