Is the first pill just the beginning? For many children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a ...

Powerful psychotropic drugs are often the next step, even though their combined effects in young children haven’t been ...

A new online tool is designed to help families and clinicians make informed treatment decisions. The most extensive ...

Annual prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased 157 percent in Ontario from 2015 to 2023, according to a new study from researchers at ICES, North ...

How early ADHD treatment escalates into polypharmacy, why skills matter more than pills, and what must change to protect ...

In Finland, children take ADHD medication for more than three years on average even though safety data for the medications is only available until a one-year follow-up. The corresponding study was ...

On Thursday, the CDC released new data showing that almost 15.5 million U.S. adults are living with ADHD. More than half of those individuals received their diagnosis in adulthood. That includes me.

Because of the Adderallshortage, prescriptions for other types of stimulant drugs used in ADHD treatment increased, according to study results. Adobe Stock/HealthDay Adderall shortages have prompted ...

In some parts of the world, record numbers of people are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Stimulant medications are considered the first-line ...

A recent executive order has sparked widespread concern about the availability of medications treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a condition that affects more than 22 million ...

Researchers say there's been a dramatic rise in the number of people going on medications to treat attention ...