The ACT Health pilot program, beginning in six months, hopes to reduce the number of Canberrans facing lengthy waits for an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis and those having to ...

Stimulants can be continued during pregnancy in some cases—especially when ADHD is severe. Decisions should balance potential ...

The average ADHD medication treatment for children exceeds three years while safety data only covers one year. Boys starting ...

Dismissed from care for a false-positive drug screen, my husband endured years of needless suffering. His experience echoes ...

Diagnosing ADHD in adults is not always easy. Unlike children, adults often don’t show obvious hyperactivity. Instead, their ...

A large U.S. medical records study has found that adults prescribed gabapentin six or more times for chronic low back pain ...

The US Food and Drug Administration is revising the labeling of all extended-release attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications.

ADHD diagnosis can be controversial. The disruption it causes goes beyond school, affecting the quality of life of families ...

Some people have to call around pharmacies to get their script filled, others change to different medications. And the ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications remain associated with a reduced risk for various real-world outcomes, but the magnitude of these associations decreases alongside ...

ADHD medications have been linked to decreased risks for real-world outcomes like self-harm and traffic crashes, but these ...

ADHD medications have a generally small effect on heart health Most of the meds produce small increases in blood pressure and heart rate However, the benefits outweigh the risks, researchers noted ...