A recent study of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) found that an AI-driven digital cognitive program led to greater reductions in impulsiveness and inattentiveness scores compared to a control treatment. The results suggest that these improvements were achieved by enhancing the children’s neurophysiological efficiency. The findings were published in npj Mental Health Research.

Summary: Sex differences in neurological disorders like Tourette syndrome, schizophrenia, and ADHD may stem from how histamine affects dopamine in the brain. A new mouse study reveals that histamine decreases dopamine in males but increases it in females, with the female response influenced by the estrous cycle. Researchers also uncovered that the pathways through which…

A recent study by the University of Turku and the University of Helsinki in Finland and the Finnish Social Insurance Institution Kela reveals that the average duration of ADHD medication for children and adolescents is more than three years. However, reliable, controlled data on the safety of marketed ADHD medicines in children are available for…

Key point: Clinical ADHD assessment protocols may benefit from examining personality and emotional dysregulation in college students reporting higher levels of ADHD symptoms and using them to determine intervention timing.

A study of individuals with alcohol use disorder in France found that the negative impact of problematic alcohol use on quality of life is greater in those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than in those without the condition. The adverse effects on quality of life appear to be amplified by dysfunctional efforts to manage the intense…

Increased sleep difficulties in patients with obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (OCSDs), chronic tic disorders (CTDs), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are likely due to disruptions in the cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical (CSTC) pathway, according to a literature review published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

Newborn babies with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher chance of later developing mental disorders such as ADHD, schizophrenia and autism, a major study involving The University of Queensland has found. In the largest population study of its kind, researchers examined vitamin D status of 71,793 people, many of whom had a mental health…

Roughly 11% of children and 6% of adults in the U.S are currently diagnosed with ADHD—rates that are significantly higher than those reported in most other countries.

Key Takeaways: There was no evidence to support a causal relationship between stimulant prescription and psychotic experiences in children, ages 9-14 years, treated for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. In unweighted analyses, stimulant prescription was associated with subsequent psychotic experiences; however, the reverse was also true in that baseline psychotic experiences predicted subsequent stimulant treatment. When applying…

Key points: The disclosure dilemma means wrestling with whether or not to hide a maskable stigmatized identity. Disclosure isn’t all or nothing—there’s a wide continuum of ways to share. A decisional matrix is one tool that can bring clarity. Those struggling with whether to disclose are not alone—millions are navigating this same decision.

Key Takeaways: Medicaid unwinding led to significant disruptions in chronic medication therapy for young adults, particularly in states with high enrollment losses. The study utilized a difference-in-differences analysis of the IQVIA Longitudinal Prescription Database to assess prescription continuity. States with higher Medicaid enrollment losses saw greater reductions in active prescriptions and increased cash-pay prescriptions. The…

Collaboration in sleep medicine can optimize treatment for conditions like narcolepsy, ADHD, and insomnia.