A large, new study found that the stimulant methylphenidate, such as the drugs Ritalin and Concerta, may lower the risk of ...

The number of children being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And families increasingly are opting ...

Children who received certain types of medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder at a young age may be less ...

A major new study, led by scientists at University College Dublin and the University of Edinburgh and funded by the St John ...

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — “It's a guessing game of which pharmacy has it, and that is a significant source of stress for us and the patient," said Dr. Sarrie Katz in Jupiter. Dr. Katz took WPTV inside ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A review of evidence showed that medication had the best and strongest evidence base for improving ADHD outcomes ...

To those unaccustomed to psychiatric diagnostic protocols, psychiatry is a science that seems a bit like witchcraft. After all, no scan, test, or bloodwork can diagnose psychiatric conditions. It’s ...

An anti-psychiatry movement has argued for years that children are over-medicated, that psychiatric drugs are dangerous, that diet and exercise can cure mental health problems, and even that mental ...