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Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosing, and Managing ADHD in Children with Epilepsy
A working group of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), consisting of twenty experts spanning the globe (U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Japan, India, South Africa, Kenya, Brazil), recently published a “consensus
How Can Women Best Manage ADHD During Pregnancy to Minimize Risk to their Babies?
Roughly one in thirty adult women have ADHD. Research results indicate that psychostimulants (methylphenidate and amphetamines) offer the most effective course of treatment in most instances. But during pregnancy, such treatment
Immediate and Longer-Term Effects of Exercise on ADHD Symptoms and Cognition
A team of Spanish researchers has published a systematic review of 16 studies with a total of 728 participants exploring the effects of physical exercise on children and adolescents with ADHD.
How Reliable are Subjective Estimates of ADHD Medication Adherence?
A study conducted at Auburn University in Alabama recruited 54 college students to address this question. All had previously been diagnosed with ADHD. All lived independently, and all were taking a
Associations Between ADHD and Autoimmune Diseases
A Norwegian team based at the University of Bergen recently performed a population study using the country’s detailed national health registries. With records from more than two and a half million
Is There an Association Between Asthma and ADHD?
An international team of researchers has carefully examined the best current evidence and found strong evidence for an association between asthma and ADHD by combining a meta-analysis of prior data with
Digital Media Use and ADHD
This two-year study examined the effect of digital media use on ADHD symptoms in over 2500 adolescents. An earlier meta-analysis found that traditional media use (TV and video console games) was
Review of Cardiovascular Effects of ADHD Medications
This article provides a review of the cardiovascular effects of ADHD medications including potential effects on blood pressure, heart rate and risk of cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, sudden death and stroke).
Emotional Dysregulation in Adult ADHD
This article reviews the phenomenology of emotional dysregulation in adult ADHD. The article discusses whether symptoms of emotional dysregulation (ED) are co-traveling symptoms that travel with symptoms of adult ADHD or
How Effective Are Meditation-Based Therapies for ADHD?
An international team of researchers recently published a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials examining the efficacy of meditation-based therapies. Thirteen randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) were included: seven, with 270 participants,
Are Shared Care Models Effective in Treating Childhood ADHD?
A systematic review found five studies that evaluated shared care models involving children and adolescents, in which primary care providers (PCPs) collaborated with mental health care providers in treating ADHD. The
Is There a Relationship Between ADHD and Internet Gaming Disorder?
A Spanish team of researchers recently completed a comprehensive review of studies looking for links between compulsive video gaming (both online and offline) and a variety of psychological disorders, including anxiety,
Is Prenatal Antidepressant Exposure a Risk Factor for ADHD?
A systematic review of the literature found seven studies examining this question. Significantly, six were large cohort studies with a combined total of almost three million individuals. The other was a
High Dropout Rate in Six-Year Cohort Study of Medication Treatment for ADHD
Few studies have examined the safety and tolerability of ADHD medications (stimulants and atomoxetine) extending beyond six months, and none beyond a few years. A pair of Swedish neuroscientists at Uppsala
The State of the Art on Identifying and Treating Persons with Comorbid ADHD and Substance Use Disorders
An international group of twelve experts recently published a consensus report examining the state of the evidence and offering recommendations to guide screening, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with ADHD-SUD comorbidity.
To What Extent Does ADHD Affect Sleep in Adults, and In What Ways?
We are only beginning to explore how ADHD affects sleep in adults. A team of European researchers recently published the first meta-analysis on the subject, drawing on thirteen studies with 1,439
Is Prenatal Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) Associatd with Childhood ADHD?
A team of U.S. endocrinologists recently published the results of a meta-analysis examining a possible association between bisphenol A (BPA) and childhood ADHD. BPA is used in a variety of consumer
Self vs Clinician Rating Scales
Silverstein et al. (2017) recently published a study which reported a validation of two expanded adult ADHD scales, self-report (Adult ADHD Self Report Rating Scale (ASRS) v1.1 Symptom Checklist) and clinician/investigator
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