A new study suggests that common medications prescribed to help manage ADHD, such as Adderall and Ritalin, may work ...

“Despite the name ‘Attention Deficit,’ ADHD is a multifaceted disorder in which difficulty focusing attention is just one component,” Maggie Sweitzer, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences ...

It has long been assumed that psychostimulants help those with ADHD by acting on the brain’s attention circuitry. However, ...

For decades, ADHD stimulant medications have been thought to sharpen attention, but new research has uncovered something very different is at play. These drugs don't actually provide laser-sharp focus ...

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control attention, the drugs primarily affect the brain’s reward and wakefulness ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among young adults with ADHD, those taking stimulant medications had greater odds of cardiomyopathy. The ...

After evaluating scans of almost 5,800 children with and without attention deficit disorder, US researchers discovered that ...

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it is revising the labeling of all extended-release stimulants used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder to include warnings ...

The use of stimulant therapy by adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was not associated with later prescription drug misuse (PDM), a new ...

Stimulants and atomoxetine are the only effective interventions to reduce short-term adult ADHD symptoms, yet show limited evidence for long-term outcomes and quality of life improvements, according ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of stimulants by children and teenagers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be to blame for an increased ...

What attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment alternatives are available for a child who has an adverse reaction to stimulants? Atomoxetine (Strattera) has been ineffective. —Janine ...