ADD/ADHD News

A study found statistically significant improvement in ADHD symptoms in children who wore the Revibe Connect device to school, according to a press release.

Children born to mothers with active eating disorders during pregnancy demonstrated an elevated risk for developing ADHD and autism spectrum disorders, according to a Swedish population-based cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

The prevalence of mental disorders has been on the rise and remains a significant leading cause of disease burden worldwide, according to a 30-year global systematic analysis published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Timing of and risk for childhood neurodevelopment disorder diagnoses is linked to various socioeconomic factors including insurance enrollment, according to a U.S. population-based cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Neuroscience specialty pharmaceutical company OWP Pharmaceuticals Inc. has partnered with Eversana, a provider of global services to the life sciences industry, to launch oral liquid formulations for treating neuroscience disorders.

Children and youth with more screen time had increased risk for poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a longitudinal cohort study conducted in Canada and published in JAMA Network Open.

The presence of neurodevelopmental or mental disorders or self-harm before age 24 years increased risk for missing school, according to results of a nationwide, retrospective, electronic cohort study.

Azstarys significantly improved ADHD symptoms in children aged 6 to 12 years vs. placebo, according to results of a randomized, controlled laboratory classroom study published in Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.

Ann Childress, MD, president of the Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Inc., discussed ADHD data from a poster presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference in a video interview with Healio.

How infants spontaneously play in their daily environments may help them develop everyday learning faculties and grow cognitive, social and language abilities, according to a study published in Child Development.