Pilot study suggests ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students
Healthy students who take attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications to improve their cognition could…
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Ofsted chief says Ritalin doesn’t address causes of unruly behaviour
Parents are too quick to resort to the use of medication to deal with unruly…
Pediatric exposure to ADHD medication an increasing problem in the US
US poison control centres have recorded a substantial increase in the intentional or unintentional exposure…
Australian study finds 90 per cent of young people in detention have severe neuro-disability
Nine out of ten incarcerated Australian youth examined by Telethon Kids Institute researchers as part…
Novel genetic variants for ADHD linked to educational attainment
A study published in the February 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Academy…
Dramatic increase in ADHD prescriptions filled by reproductive-age women in US
The number of privately insured US women ages 15-44 years who filled a prescription for…
US researchers awarded $2M grant to test non-medication treatment for ADHD
The US’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $2 million for a clinical trial…
Keeping harsh punishment in check helps kids with ADHD, study finds
Cutting back on yelling, criticism and other harsh parenting approaches, including physical punishment, has the…
Long-term paracetamol use in pregnancy may increase child’s ADHD risk
Using paracetamol (acetaminophen) for 29 days or more in pregnancy doubles the risk of a…
Study finds ‘relative age effect’ may lead to over-diagnosis of ADHD
Younger primary school children are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder…