ADHD
From the Journals
Most children with ADHD are not receiving treatment
Girls (vs. boys) and children from families with higher incomes and higher education levels were among those less likely to get treatment.
From the Journals
Walnuts linked to improved attention, psychological maturity in teens
Clinicians should advise adolescents “to eat a handful of walnuts three times a week for the rest of their lives. They may have a healthier brain...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Adult ADHD: 6 studies of pharmacologic interventions
FIRST OF 2 PARTS
New evidence can help guide the use of stimulants, viloxazine, guanfacine, and brexpiprazole.
Pearls
Clonidine: Off-label uses in pediatric patients
Clonidine is a centrally acting alpha-2 agonist originally developed for treating hypertension.
Latest News
Once-daily stimulant for ADHD safe, effective at 1 year
The most common Treatment-emergent adverse events during the treatment phase were decreased appetite, upper respiratory tract infection,...
From the Journals
Once-daily stimulant for ADHD safe, effective at 1 year
Most treatment-emergent adverse events were mild to moderate,in a phase 3 study.
Commentary
Generic stimulant shortage update: From bad to worse
I (MZP) just completed my first semester of medical school.
From the Journals
‘Concerning’ uptick in pediatric antipsychotic prescribing
The data suggest antipsychotics are being prescribed for an increasingly broad range of conditions, most commonly autism.
Opinion
ADHD beyond medications
How children with ADHD will fare as adults is not predicted by their symptom level, but instead by the quality of their relationships with their...
Commentary
Warning: Watch out for ‘medication substitution reaction’
I (MZP) recently started medical school, and one of the first things we learned in our Human Dimension class was to listen to our patients.
Conference Coverage
Cognition-boosting ‘smart drugs’ not so smart for healthy people
“While the drugs administered were motivational, the resulting increase in effort came at a cost in the loss of productivity.”