Children who present with the most volatile form of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have a harder time regulating their emotions, researchers say. When overwhelmed, this can lead to full-body ...

A "foundational" study found that the brains of children with ADHD matured later, but that finding was likely a mirage tied ...

Girls from a deprived background who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more likely to ...

Figuring out the causes of why children develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been on scientists' radar for a few decades now. A common notion that has been around for nearly 20 ...

Brain scans revealed a hidden and more severe form of ADHD in children, characterized by significant emotional disturbances.

New research presented today at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting in San Francisco finds that a ...

Experts called for more research focused on ADHD in girls and women in a panel in New York City last Thursday. The National Institutes of Health, the largest public funder of biomedical research in ...

Children with ADHD are at increased risk of becoming socially isolated as they grow up, according to a new study. Researchers said that the findings highlight the importance of peer support for ...

Around 75 percent of children and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also have sleep problems, but until now these have been thought to be separate issues. Now a in a pulling ...

What is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Why are so many children being diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed medication? Are stimulant drugs an effective and safe treatment strategy?

Worried that this will be you if you are prescribed stimulants for ADHD? Recent research show this won't happen. Source: MART PRODUCTION/Pexels Despite the effectiveness of stimulant medications ...

Scientific research studies, with their graphs, tables, and numbers, give us a solid kind of feeling. Scientific research somehow feels hard and weighty, while fiction feels soft and fluffy. Lately, ...