ADD/ADHD News

Researchers conducted an umbrella review of interventions for mental disorders among youths that provided evidence-based information for clinical decision making.

Children with substantial externalizing symptoms who received ADHD medications had lower odds for suicidality, a cohort study showed.

Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of its five most-viewed stories in May.

Secondhand smoke exposure between the prenatal period and childhood increased risk for having ADHD symptoms and subtypes among school-aged children, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

School-aged children with autism spectrum disorder and/or ADHD were capable of face covering across activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Higher polygenic liability for major depression was linked to increased risk for recurrent depressive episodes, according to results of a population-based cohort study in a research letter published in JAMA Psychiatry.

National Minority Health Month originated in 1915 with the establishment of National Negro Health Week by educator Booker T. Washington.

ADHD appeared to be overdiagnosed among children and adolescents, according to results of a systematic scoping review published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers reported evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, according to results of a retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Childhood ADHD appeared linked to increased risk for a subsequent psychotic disorder, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.