Undiagnosed ADHD, especially in women, can heighten the risk of substance abuse. Experts explain how emotional dysregulation ...

A doctor has shared the signs she often sees in people with ADHD, and explained that people are often "unaware" of them ...

Exposure to common heavy metals has been linked to the prevalence of ADHD, according to a new study. It builds on existing ...

Impulsivity is one of the core features of ADHD, especially when diagnosticians are evaluating individuals for ADHD Hyperactive-Impulsive Type and/or ADHD Combined Type (a combination of ...

Self-Control Identifying ADHD Impulsivity Symptoms Effectively How to look beyond gender norms and across key contexts. Posted August 7, 2024 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer ...

ADHD, characterised by the NHS as a condition that affects behaviour, often manifests as restlessness, difficulties with concentration, and impulsive behaviour. Symptoms usually become evident in ...

Researchers in Spain have identified a potential link between certain heavy metals in urine and ...

While ADHD medications continue to reduce the risk for self-harm, injury, and car crashes, recent expanded prescribing ...

A 2017 study found that about 95 percent of participants who first demonstrated A.D.H.D.-like symptoms at 12 or older did not have the disorder, despite screening positive on symptom checklists ...

Experts have highlighted that girls and women are predominantly affected by the inattentive type of ADHD, which is less conspicuous than the hyperactive and impulsive symptoms more commonly seen ...

He explains that there are three types of ADHD: 70-80% have a combined presentation, where they experience both inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive symptoms to a significant degree; 10-15% have ...

History of ADD vs. ADHD. In the 1800s, doctors began noticing signs of what we now know as ADHD. Back then, they described it as "nervous child," "simple hyperexcitability," or other similar terms.