It has long been assumed that psychostimulants help those with ADHD by acting on the brain’s attention circuitry. However, new research finds that this is not the case.

Behavior therapy should be a first step for families who have a child with ADHD, but a Stanford Medicine study found many children are receiving medication within a month of diagnosis. Credit: Getty ...

A new study of treatments for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has found that combining behavior modification therapy with medication is the most effective way to improve ...

Children with ADHD are often bright, spontaneous, and caring. But parenting them is not without its challenges. Behavioral problems—from forgetting to do chores to outright defiance—can be frustrating ...

The stimulants Ritalin and Adderall have been used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for decades, but ...

A pediatric neurologist comments on the necessity of school-based participation, highlighting that the reaction must not be ...

There are two groups of medications a doctor may prescribe for a child with ADHD. These include stimulants and nonstimulants. A doctor may recommend a combination of medications and behavioral ...

More and more women are being diagnosed with ADHD, a condition that was historically identified in children and specifically ...