ADHD

As the fight for health equity continues, disparities in ADHD diagnosis and treatment are beginning to enter the national spotlight. This study, published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, reviewed the literature on the topic to date.  The researchers systematically gathered past studies on children with ADHD that included racial and ethnic information....

Within the United States, Kentucky has one of the highest rates of ADHD diagnosis and treatment. This study, published in Ethnicity & Disease, sought to determine the prevalence of youth ADHD diagnosis and treatment by race/ethnicity and geography.  The study included 6 to 17-year-olds with and without ADHD who received Kentucky Medicaid in 2017. It relied...

A recent study suggests that functional brain connectivity patterns are a stable biomarker of ADHD. Researchers from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY), applied a machine-learning approach to brain imaging data and were able to identify with nearly 100% accuracy the adult study participants who had been diagnosed with ADHD...

In recent years, the number of newly diagnosed ADHD cases has increased dramatically. Along with the rise in cases, awareness of the disorder has also increased. However, few large-scale studies have been conducted to examine the link between ADHD and dementia. One large observational study at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden found a link between...

Odds increased for developing alcohol use disorders, cannabis use disorders, other drug use disorders Young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have an increased prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs), including alcohol use disorder, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in Alcohol and Alcoholism. Esme Fuller-Thomson, Ph.D., from the University of Toronto, and colleagues...

Current models of ADHD predict difficulty in engaging with prolonged executive function tasks. These models also describe individuals with ADHD as being more sensitive to reward when compared to the general population. This study, published in the Journal of Attention Disorders, sought to manipulate executive function tasks in ways that might increase cognitive performance and improve...

Few long-term follow-up studies have been conducted on adults with ADHD. This study, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, focuses on the five-year outcomes of individuals diagnosed with ADHD as adults and receiving routine psychiatric care. The study relied on a group of 52 patients with ADHD along with a control group consisting of 73...

ADHD is estimated to affect 2.5% of the adult population. The consequences and impact of adult ADHD affect individuals in different ways. Previous systematic reviews have found a link between ADHD and the personality traits of conscientious inhibition and negative emotionality. However, there have been some inconsistencies in the medical literature regarding these findings. This...

According to the DSM-5, Black individuals exhibit lower rates of ADHD diagnosis than the general population. However, Black patients with ADHD tend to be studied less than patients of other races in North America. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis study, performed by researchers at the University of Ottawa, and published in JAMA Psychiatry,...