There are now 2.6 million people in the UK with ADHD – and diagnoses are on the rise. Looking at 18 years of anonymised NHS patient records, researchers at University College London noted a 20-fold ...

ADHD, which stands for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that’s typically diagnosed in children. But according to data from the National Center for Health ...

A world-first study led by UCL researchers, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, analyzed anonymized primary care data from 30,029 adults across the UK diagnosed with attention deficit ...

ADHD diagnosis doesn’t require a psychological evaluation, but skipping one may mean missing other conditions.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects around 2.5% of adults and 7% of children. It causes difficulties with attention, impulsivity and ...

Nearly 4 years after work began on the first US clinical guidelines for adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), clinicians are still waiting. The delay ...

Allison Burk’s teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span, and a growing tendency to procrastinate. A family doctor suggested ADHD testing, which led to an ...

Adults with elevated emotional dysfunction report higher current ADHD symptoms regardless of an actual ADHD diagnosis.

Approximately 6% of adults in the United States have ADHD. A mental health professional can see if you have ADHD, but this ...