ADHD

First Long-Term Study Reveals Link Between Childhood ADHD and Obesity
05/20/2013 - 10:38

A new study conducted by researchers at the Child Study Center at NYU Langone Medical Center found men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese in a 33-year follow-up study compared to men who were not diagnosed with the condition. The study appears in the May 20 online edition of Pediatrics.

 

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Wider definition of ADHD could benefit more people with symptoms
05/06/2013 - 12:14

Getting diagnosed and treated for attention deficient/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is about to get easier for the more than 13 million people who struggle with distractibility and other symptoms.

 

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Adults with ADHD commit fewer crimes when on medication
11/22/2012 - 08:06

Criminal behaviour in people with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) dropped sharply during periods when they were on medication, according to a new extensive registry study conducted at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The study that contained of over 25,000 individuals is published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Researcher Find that Being One of the Younger Kids in Class May Have a Negative Effect on Academic Performance
11/21/2012 - 11:05

A team of researchers led by an epidemiologist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has found that being one of the younger kids in class can affect a student's academic performance. The authors of the study believe that these findings should be taken into account when evaluating children for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  As a result of the study, the team recommends that educators and health care providers take children's relative age in class into account when evaluating academic performance and other criteria for ADHD diagnosis.

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Study Evaluates Treating Mothers with ADHD to Improve Outcomes in Kids
10/17/2012 - 12:27

University of Illinois at Chicago researchers are conducting a study to determine if treating mothers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- either with medication or parent training -- will help children at risk for ADHD.

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Girls with ADHD more prone to self-injury, suicide as they enter adulthood
08/14/2012 - 13:58

New findings from UC Berkeley caution that, as they enter adulthood, girls with histories of ADHD are more prone to internalize their struggles and feelings of failure – a development that can manifest itself in self-injury and even attempted suicide.

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