ADHD Archive
Youth Services Insider got our hands on a study out of North Carolina State University about a disturbing pattern in the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. According to research done on ADHD diagnosing and medicating trends between 2003 and 2012, …
Research presented at the national conference of the American Pediatric Association suggests that children in foster care are more than three times as likely to have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than other children enrolled in Medicaid. Researchers from the National …
There is nothing new about the controversy over how we are treating our children who suffer from ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and the debate isn’t likely to end any time in the near future. As long as the large …
A recent study suggests that Autism, Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Attention Deficit-Hyperactive Disorder, and Schizophrenia share several major genetic factors. “The international study compared the genetic codes of 33,000 people with a psychiatric disorder with 28,000 people without a …
An ADHD study conducted in California has concluded that the prevalence of ADHD has risen from 2.5% of 11 year olds in 2001, to 3.1% in 2010. The study did not release a clear reason as to why. On average, …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer A recent Swedish study suggests that affordable and easy access to ADHD medications can decrease not only recidivism of individuals diagnosed with ADHD or similar conditions, but also potentially crime rates. Based on symptoms …
