Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD Key Takeaways ADHD is often treated with medications and behavioral therapy.

Powerful psychotropic drugs are often the next step, even though their combined effects in young children haven’t been ...

How early ADHD treatment escalates into polypharmacy, why skills matter more than pills, and what must change to protect children’s mental health and long-term development.

A new online tool is designed to help families and clinicians make informed treatment decisions. The most extensive ...

Drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are being prescribed too quickly to preschool children in the United States, according to experts. Millions of American children have been ...

Annual prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased 157 percent in Ontario from 2015 to 2023, according to a new study from researchers at ICES, North ...

Mar. 23 -- FRIDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can perform better at school if placed on long-term drug ...

The preion of medications for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has experienced an unprecedented rise in Ontario, with new preions increasing by 157% from 2015 to 2023. This significant ...

It’s impossible to ignore the school system’s role in overdiagnosis and prescription.’ ...

In the United States, 7.77 percent of children take stimulant medications. In France the number is only 0.46 percent. A new study in the journal Social Science and Medicine explores why French ...

Tens of thousands of American children who begin with a prescription for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ...

Young children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder often receive medication just after being diagnosed, which contravenes treatment guidelines endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, ...