October 17, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — For the first time in a decade, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued an updated set of guidelines for the ...

Approximately 11 million adults have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Diagnosing ADHD in adults has been tricky. This year, guidelines will be released for the first time to help ...

In an updated clinical guideline on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) stresses the need for ongoing team-based ...

Fiona Edwards is 50 years old, but to this day, some of her most traumatic memories are from her elementary school classroom in the Caribbean. As a child with an overactive imagination who struggled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study has investigated how different medications and therapies compare with placebos in treating ADHD symptoms. Attention ...

This new research raises questions about what exactly ADHD looks like in adults, how accurately it is diagnosed, the ...

The proportion of people diagnosed with and treated for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is growing.

Undiagnosed, unsupported attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with a reduction in daily functioning and quality of life in our largely ...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that develops during childhood and affects 6–10% of kids and 2–6% of adults. People with ADHD have either mainly inattentive symptoms ...

Experts are warning that far from being over diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment. In a paper, published today in the British Journal of Psychiatry, a ...