WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For decades, doctors assumed ADHD medications like Ritalin and Adderall work by ...

HERSHEY, Pa. — Approximately 7 million children in the United States between the ages of three and 17 have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the Centers ...

The effects of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can extend well beyond childhood, according to the latest research. In the largest study of its kind ...

“Despite the name ‘Attention Deficit,’ ADHD is a multifaceted disorder in which difficulty focusing attention is just one component,” Maggie Sweitzer, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who don't show a hand preference are more likely than their righty or lefty peers to perform poorly in school, a new study in the journal Pediatrics shows. And ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who don't show a hand preference are more likely than their righty or lefty peers to perform poorly in school, a new study in the journal Pediatrics shows. And ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common chronic conditions in pediatrics. The short-term benefits of stimulant medication on the ...

“Food is my heroin,” said Haley (a pseudonym), 28, comparing her ADHD and binge eating disorder to a drug problem. “It sounds dramatic but it’s true. As hard as I try to prevent binge it’s like ...

Black kids are misdiagnosed and over-policed, making it easy to make excuses about why we can’t teach them and why they can’t be successful. (Photo: Nappy.co/alyssasieb) When a new Centers for Disease ...

Is your child struggling with his/her performance in school or showing problematic behaviors. Are you concerned about your child's mental health or social skills? Are you as a parent struggling to ...