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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In some parts of the world, record numbers of people are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ...

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

Researchers say there's been a dramatic rise in the number of people going on medications to treat attention ...

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 ...

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, ...