For years, people thought that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was a problem that only kids had. It was ...

Letters: Dr Vicky Cleak is frustrated with the lengthy registration process to practice, while Mona Sood and another reader are wary of NHS drug-based interventions ...

A hyperactive child, for instance, may run around the house or struggle to wait their turn in a game. A hyperactive adult, on the other hand, may feel “restless” or fidgety when sitting still; their ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that affects the way the brain grows and develops from childhood. About 6% of U.S. adults have been ...

A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize a public workshop that will provide an opportunity for ...

Expert caution against self-diagnosis and encourage people to talk with their healthcare provider if they have symptoms of ADHD. 1 in 4 adults suspect they have undiagnosed ADHD, but the majority ...

About The Study: In this study of 109,000 individuals born between 1933 and 1952 and followed up in old age, adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was ...

Until a recent study revealed that the number of adult women being diagnosed with ADHD had skyrocketed, it was widely believed that ADHD impacted men disproportionately to women. However, researchers ...

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