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Brief Description
A behavior disorder originating in childhood in which the essential features are signs of developmentally inappropriate inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Although most individuals have symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, one or the other pattern may be predominant. The disorder is more frequent in males than females. Onset is in childhood. Symptoms often attenuate during late adolescence although a minority experience the full complement of symptoms into mid-adulthood. (From DSM-IV) 1 |
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- First Long-Term Study Reveals Link Between Childhood ADHD and Obesity - NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine - 5/20/2013
- Preschoolers with ADHD often treated incorrectly - Fox News - 5/6/2013
- Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: More than 5 million, nearly 25 percent, said they had abused these medications - HealthDay - 4/23/2013
- Changes to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Could Widen Definition of ADHD: Experts disagree over whether this will help or harm in the long run - HealthDay - 4/12/2013
- Parent-Focused Classes May Help Tots at Risk for ADHD: Programs try to promote positive relationship between parent and child - HealthDay - 4/1/2013
- Don't Give ADHD Meds to Undiagnosed Kids, Experts Urge: Neurologists say some doctors are prescribing these drugs as a way to boost school performance - HealthDay - 3/13/2013
- Short-Term Exercise Might Boost Young People's Self-Control: Study findings, if confirmed, may have relevance for treating ADHD, autism - HealthDay - 3/6/2013
- ADHD Can Often Persist Into Adulthood: Study found almost a third of patients still had disorder at 27, along with other mental health issues - HealthDay - 3/4/2013
- Non-Drug ADHD Treatments Don't Pan Out in Study: But some experts still believe behavioral therapy can help the whole family - HealthDay - 1/30/2013
- Yoga on our minds: The 5,000-year-old Indian practice may have positive effects on major psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, ADHD and sleep complaints - EurekAlert - 1/25/2013
- ADHD in kids jumps 24 percent in a decade, study shows - MSNBC - 1/21/2013
- Mistaking OCD for ADHD Has Serious Consequences: Often confused, misdiagnosis can jeopardize patient care, warns researcher - American Friends of Tel Aviv University - 12/18/2012
- Youngest Kids in Class May Be More Likely to Get ADHD Diagnosis: Study suggests their immaturity may lead to unnecessary treatment with medication - HealthDay - 11/19/2012
- Gene May Be Tied to Both Smoking and ADHD, Study Suggests: More research needed to determine if there are actual shared genetic risks, researchers say - HealthDay - 10/30/2012
- New Tools Developed to Better Treat ADHD Patients in Early Stages - ScienceDaily - 10/26/2012
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Is Both Under and Over Diagnosed, Study Suggests - ScienceDaily - 10/19/2012
- Some Boys With ADHD May Struggle as Adults: Study found 20% more likely to have trouble with schooling, relationships or jobs - HealthDay - 10/15/2012
- Gene Tied to Obesity, Depression, ADHD: Of more than 65,000 people screened in study, 5 had 'BDNF' deletion - HealthDay - 10/9/2012
- More U.S. Kids Prescribed Off-Label Antipsychotics: Use is particularly high among children with ADHD or conduct disorder, study shows - HealthDay - 9/18/2012
- Teens With ADHD May Need Help Making Transition to College: Experts offer suggestions for students on how to compensate for their disorder - HealthDay - 8/17/2012
- Girls with ADHD more prone to self-injury, suicide as they enter adulthood: Visible symptoms can go undercover, UC Berkeley psychologists find - EurekAlert - 8/14/2012
- Snoring Toddlers May Have More Behavior Problems: But breast-feeding helped protect against snoring in youngsters, study found - HealthDay - 8/13/2012
- Signs of ADHD Evident by Preschool, Expert Says: Early identification improves odds for social, academic success - HealthDay - 8/1/2012
- Overly Long Pregnancies Linked to Behavioral Problems in Toddlers: Post-term pregnancies are those that last 42 weeks - HealthDay - 5/3/2012
- Some Teens May Be Pre-Wired for Addiction: Study - ABC News - 5/1/2012
- Dietary changes help some children with ADHD - University of Copenhagen - 4/25/2012
- ADHD is over-diagnosed - EurekAlert - 3/30/2012
- Kids of Meth-Using Moms at Risk of Behavioral Woes: Study suggests prenatal exposure to methamphetamine raises chances of ADHD, depression, anxiety - HealthDay - 3/19/2012
- Diagnosis of ADHD On the Rise - ScienceDaily - 3/19/2012
- Study Pinpoints Effects of Different Doses of an ADHD Drug; Finds Higher Doses May Harm Learning - ScienceDaily - 3/8/2012
- Video Games, Impulsivity Seem to Go Hand-in-Hand: Attention problems and more time spent gaming occur in both directions, study suggests - HealthDay - 2/27/2012
- Anxiety, other disorders more common in autism - Reuters - 1/23/2012
- Physical Activity Program Leads to Better Behavior for Children with ADHD - SAGE Publications - 1/17/2012
- 'Healthy' Diet Best for ADHD Kids - ABC News - 1/9/2012
- Mom's Poverty, Diabetes Might Raise ADHD Risk in Kids - HealthDay - 1/4/2012
- Lack of ADHD drugs prompt hundreds of complaints daily: Shortages of medicines like Ritalin and Adderall are so endemic that some patients say they worry almost constantly about availability - MSNBC - 1/2/2012
- ADHD Drugs Don't Raise Risk of Heart Problems: Earlier research indicated possible problem, but latest finding doesn't show link - HealthDay - 12/12/2011
- More Evidence Links Specific Genes to ADHD: Future treatments might target these genetic pathways, researchers say - HealthDay - 12/5/2011
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1 2005 MeSH, U.S. National Library of Medicine
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