Despite growing public knowledge and awareness of mental health conditions, there are several common misunderstandings about ADHD that persist and lead to stigma. According to Children and Adults ...

The reason for the recent rise in ADHD diagnoses is under debate -- a new study in the journal Nature Mental Health suggests the culprit could be in your medicine cabinet.

(The Hill) – Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made psychiatric medications a focus of his review of the country’s childhood chronic disease crisis, claiming ...

“Fifteen percent of American youth are now on Adderall or some other ADHD medication. Even higher percentages are on SSRIs and benzos. We are not just overmedicating our children, we are ...

A federal commission to examine U.S. chronic disease could undercut real treatment for kids with depression, ADHD and other mental health challenges Our teenagers are in trouble. Headlines have ...

MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A parent’s mental health appears to influence their kids’ chances of developing anxiety, ADHD and other behavioral ...

MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A parent’s mental health appears to influence their kids’ chances of developing anxiety, ADHD and other behavioral disorders, a new study says.

Today, ADHD is one of the more common childhood mental health conditions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 11% (7 million) of children ages 3 to 17 years in the ...

A parent's mental health appears to influence their kids' chances of developing anxiety, ADHD and other behavioral disorders, a new study says. Children were more than four times as likely to ...

Objective: To examine the association of ADHD and LD with visual impairment, uncorrected refractive error, and refractive error (myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism ...

Stimulants do not help all children with ADHD. But this is the case for nearly every class of medication in this country—what works for some will not work for others. In the meantime ...