Stigma: Public Attitudes Towards Children and Adults with ADHD
To gauge the extent of stigma towards persons with ADHD, a European research team hired a company specialized in market and social research to conduct a poll of some five thousand randomly selected...
View ArticleAre There Adverse Effects to Long-Term Treatment of ADHD with Methylphenidate?
Methylphenidate (MPH) is one of the most widely-prescribed medications for children. Given that ADHD frequently persists over a large part of an individual’s lifespan, any side effects of medication...
View ArticleLong-Acting Liquid Methylphenidate for Treating ADHD in Intellectually...
A team from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital conducted a six-week open-label trial of liquid-formulation extended-release methylphenidate (MPH-ER) to treat ADHD in adults with...
View ArticleAddressing the Challenge of Under-Diagnosed Adult ADHD
There is a well-documented gap between the known prevalence of adult ADHD and rates of diagnosis and treatment. In Germany, epidemiological studies of nationally representative community samples have...
View ArticleHow effective are ADHD medications in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder...
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is frequently comorbid with ADHD. Among adults with ADHD, as many as half are reported to also have ASD.A Dutch team set out to answer two questions:Do adults with ADHD...
View ArticleADHD is Underdiagnosed, to Varying Degrees, Among Adults of Different...
A cohort study looked at over five million adults and over 850,000 children between the ages of five and eleven who received care at Kaiser Permanente Northern California during the ten-year period...
View ArticleADHD in College Students
This article was selected by the APA as January’s ‘Member Course of the Month.’Authors:Aaron E. Winkler, MD. University of Maryland / Sheppard Pratt Psychiatry Residency Program. David W. Goodman, MD,...
View ArticleWhat’s the Relationship Between Daytime Sleepiness and Cognitive Functioning...
Sleep disorders are one of the most commonly self-reported comorbidities of adults with ADHD, affecting 50 to 70 percent of them. A team of British researchers set out to see whether this association...
View ArticleNatural Remedies for ADHD: Are they Effective?
Are Nonpharmacologic Treatments for ADHD Useful?There are several very effective ADHD medications, and treatment guidelines from professional organizations view these drugs as the first line of...
View ArticleTwo Decades of educating Healthcare Professions on ADHD in Adults
My journey in educating healthcare professionals on adult ADHD began in the early 2,000’s. Shire had launched Adderall XR with an indication in children and adolescents and were conducting clinical...
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