ADHD

In Youth With ADHD, New-Onset Psychosis Up With Amphetamines

Posted by Physicians Weekly | Mar 21, 2019 | ADHD/ADD, HealthDay, Psychiatry |

New-onset psychosis occurred in about one in 660 teens, young adults with ADHD receiving stimulants

With ADHD, amphetamine has double the psychosis risk of methylphenidate

Posted by Reuters | Mar 20, 2019 | ADHD/ADD, Psychiatry, Reuters |

By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – Children and young adults with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who are treated with the stimulants amphetamine or methylphenidate face a small but significant risk of...

Dasotraline Promising for the Treatment of ADHD in Children

Posted by Physicians Weekly | Mar 8, 2019 | ADHD/ADD, HealthDay, Psychiatry |

Once-daily dosing tolerable, may lessen side effects

Study bolsters link between prenatal nicotine exposure and ADHD

Posted by Reuters | Feb 25, 2019 | ADHD/ADD, Psychiatry, Reuters |

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women who have nicotine in their systems from smoking are more likely to have children who develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests. And the...

Prenatal Valproate Exposure Linked to Increased ADHD Risk

Posted by Physicians Weekly | Jan 4, 2019 | ADHD/ADD, HealthDay, Psychiatry |

Maternal use of other antiepileptic drugs not tied to increased ADHD risk