By Tarun Sai Lomte New research explores how attention difficulties, sleep disruption, and cognitive control challenges ...

Genetics and lifestyle factors, such as leisure screen time and smoking, may significantly contribute to heart risk in patients with ADHD.

More and more children are being labeled as inattentive or impulsive, and many are receiving medication, which can be as ...

Individuals with strong attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, related to inefficient cognitive executive function, may experience a surprising benefit: a natural inclination toward ...

Over the past few years, an increasing number of adults are getting ADHD diagnoses. Some seek out diagnosis and treatment for themselves after helping a child through the process. Others start to ...

ADHD symptoms in college students are tied to greater internet addiction risk, with insomnia and executive dysfunction acting as key pathways.

The words we all use matter. When it comes to neurodiversity—they shape how communities understand difference, who is ...

Emotional outbursts and sudden mood shifts are part of various mental health conditions. Learn what drives this dysregulation, both neurologically and situationally.

Early recognition can be “utterly life-changing” for girls who have ADHD, say experts. Yet girls are far less likely to be diagnosed in childhood than boys.

ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, or Both? Linda Jo Volness, MS, RN, is a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist who is board certified in child, adolescent, and adult mental illness. At Quality of Life in Fargo ...

Their attraction to cannabis may be due to the effects of THC on dopamine function. Patients may use cannabis to manage their symptoms or reduce the side effects of their stimulant medications.

The number of young people in Australia prescribed medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased more that tenfold in 20 years, our new research shows, while it is no longer ...