The teens with childhood ADHD also reported having used tobacco and having tried an illegal drug other than marijuana at younger ages than their non-ADHD peers. Additionally, about 11 percent of the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be particularly vulnerable to serious nicotine addiction if they start smoking, a new study suggests.

Why do some brains crave more stimulation than others? Learn about dopamine, genetics, and brain function, and how dopamine ...

Alexithymia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, are two distinct psychological conditions, each presenting unique challenges in the lives of adolescents. While complex, the ...

In 2002, I suffered from a brain aneurysm while backpacking through Panama. During treatment, doctors noticed I had neurodivergent patterns and behaviors that aligned with ADHD. When I was a child, I ...

A new study from a group of scientists led by Queen Mary University of London, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that women with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may ...

Odds for ADHD following severe TBI were higher for both ADHD onset within 1 year (OR 4.81, 95% CrI 1.66-11.03) and diagnosis more than 1 year later (OR 6.70, 95% CrI 2.02-16.82) compared to children ...

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these ...

“We found that although ADHD symptoms started at a similar age in males and females, women were diagnosed about five years later. By the time of diagnosis, they showed more severe symptoms, worse ...

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 ...

When you think about Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), what sort of person do you picture in your head? Do imagine a child or a teenager, a vision no ...