LONDON (Reuters) - A wider definition of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is causing inappropriate diagnosis and unnecessary and possibly harmful medical treatment costing up to $500 ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is still thought of as a childhood condition, even while it persists into adulthood for many patients who are diagnosed as children. But now, ...

ADHD among adults in the United States is a common mental health condition. The condition impairs social, academic, and occupational functioning. The burden of ADHD includes lower earnings, lower ...

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust and the Lundbeck Foundation. Her research work is conducted within the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Mental ...

Public health officials have focused attention on the staggering increase in opioid overdoses and abuse of prescription painkillers, but little has been said about another growing threat -- abuse of ...

When the latest version of what is considered the "bible" of psychiatry is unveiled in May, experts believe several changes in it will broaden both the definition and ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder affecting children and adults. Recently, there has been growing interest in the potential role of diet in the ...

“ADD could replace oedipal anxiety as a new universal explanation; I urge restraint.” So warned Dr. Judith Rapoport of the NIMH to colleagues working on the 1980 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...