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People with ADHD and multiple psychiatric diagnoses stop their ADHD treatment more often
(Aarhus University) A research study from the The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research iPSYCH shows that people with ADHD, who also have another psychiatric diagnosis, are more likely to stop taking their ADHD medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
ADHD medications associated with reduced risk of suicidality in certain children
(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) ADHD medications may lower suicide risk in children with hyperactivity, oppositional defiance and other behavioral disorders, according to new research from the Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania. The findings, published today in JAMA Network Open, address a significant knowledge gap in childhood suicide risk and could inform suicide prevention strategies at a time when suicide among children is on the rise.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Youngest children in class more likely to be diagnosed with learning disability
(University of Turku) Children born in December are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with a learning disorder as those born in January. ADHD was found not to affect the association between month of birth and the likelihood of a learning disability diagnosis.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
The risk of ADHD may be lower if children grow up in green environments
(Aarhus University) The results of a new Danish study by researchers from iPSYCH show that the amount of green space surrounding children's homes has influence for the risk of developing ADHD. The study is so far the largest of its kind.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Research finds college students with ADHD are likely to experience significant challenges
(Lehigh University) In one of largest and most comprehensive investigations of college students with ADHD ever conducted, new research confirms students with ADHD face significant challenges across all four years of college and predicts ways academic outcomes can be improved.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
ADHD, DBD and aggressiveness: Risky genetic factors
(University of Barcelona) People with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) combined with disruptive behaviour disorders (DBDs) share about the 80% of genetic variants associated with aggressive and antisocial behaviours.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 17, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Detecting ADHD with near perfect accuracy
(University at Buffalo) A new study led by a University at Buffalo researcher has identified how specific communication among different brain regions, known as brain connectivity, can serve as a biomarker for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Children with autism, ADHD have more doctor and hospital visits during infancy
(Duke University Medical Center) Children who are later diagnosed with autism and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder visit doctors and hospitals more often in their first year of life than non-affected children, suggesting a potential new way to identify the conditions early.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
High fructose intake may drive aggressive behaviors, ADHD, bipolar
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) New research suggests that conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome (ADHD), bipolar disorder, and even aggressive behaviors may be linked with sugar intake, and that it may have an evolutionary basis.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
PCOS is linked to increased risk of neuropsychiatric disorders in offspring
(European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) Children born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at greater risk of a wide range of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, according to new research published in Human Reproduction. The study is the first to show links between PCOS and such a wide range of disorders, which include emotional and behavioural problems, delayed development, learning, speech and language problems, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 31, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New study suggests ADHD- like behavior helps spur entrepreneurial activity
(University of Central Florida) Many people have experienced a few nights of bad sleep that resulted in shifting attention spans, impulsive tendencies and hyperactivity the next day -- all behaviors resembling ADHD. A new study found that this dynamic may also be linked to increased entrepreneurial behavior.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 12, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Study links severe childhood deprivation to neuropsychological difficulties in adulthood
(University of Southampton) A team of researchers from the University of Southampton, the University of Bath and King's College London, including Dennis Golm from the University of Southampton, have provided compelling evidence of the impact of adversity in childhood on neuropsychological functioning in adulthood. They also showed that neuropsychological difficulties may explain why early adversity is linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in later life.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 22, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
International study completes the largest genetic map of psychiatric disorders so far
(University of Barcelona) An international study published in the journal Cell, has described 109 genetic variants associated with eight psychiatric disorders: autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette Syndrome, in a total of about 230,000 patients worldwide.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Children with ADHD more likely to receive medication if they live in poorer areas
(Cambridge University Press) Children with ADHD from the poorest areas are significantly more likely to receive medication as children with ADHD from the most affluent areas, according to the first UK study of its kind.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Horseback riding combined with cognitive exercises can help children with ADHD and autism spectrum
(Frontiers) A combination of therapeutic horseback riding and brain-building exercises can help children with neurodevelopmental disorders improve their motor skills, according to a new study. Combining lessons about horse anatomy, riding equipment, and the basics of riding with music therapy, eye tracking exercises and hand-eye coordination tasks shows the first evidence of both short and long-term benefits of using a combined program of horseback riding and brain training.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 31, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
