The Choice to Medicate for ADHD: A Clinician’s Guide to Navigating Parental...
The issue of medication for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) — more than with any other condition that I treat — is controversial and murky. For parents, the...
View ArticleStudy Explores Medication Decision Making for African American Children with...
June 23, 2020 Nearly 79% of White children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) take medication to manage their symptoms, following a thorough diagnosis and prescription by a medical...
View ArticleResearch Review: Medications for ADHD Treatment – Efficacy, Side Effects, Safety
December 18, 2020 The New England Journal of Medicine dedicated significant and noteworthy space to a research review of the pharmacologic treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...
View ArticleIs the Zombie Effect Real? Stimulant Tolerance? Top ADHD Medication Concerns...
What Is the Best ADHD Treatment? Integrative ADHD treatment — combining stimulant medication with directive cognitive behavioral therapy — has been accepted as the gold standard of ADHD treatment for...
View ArticleStudy: Undertreatment of ADHD In Youth Far More Common Than Overtreatment
January 20, 2021 Just 19% of American youth diagnosed with ADHD are receiving medication treatment, according to a review and meta-analysis published in The Journal of Attention Disorders.1 Findings...
View ArticleStudy: Shared Decision-Making Influences ADHD Treatment for Black Children
March 23, 2023 Low-income Black families are more likely to seek medication treatment for their children with ADHD following positive experiences and collaborative involvement with healthcare providers...
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New! The Clinicians’ Guide to Treating Complex ADHD
The Clinicians’ Guide to Treating Complex ADHD is a clinical compendium from Medscape, MDEdge, and ADDitude designed to guide health care providers through the difficult, important decisions they face...
View ArticleStudy Finds Gaps in the Consistent Treatment of Childhood ADHD
May 16, 2023 ADHD treatment rates are staggeringly low for children, according to a study recently published by JAMA Network that found only 12.9% of 9- and 10-year-olds with parent-reported symptoms...
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Is ADHD medication right for my child?
TITRATION: How long will it take to get the ADHD medication and dosage right? A: Titration is a big word that means working with your doctor to get your child’s medication just right. The goal is to...
View ArticleADDitude’s Top 25 Reads for Professionals
1. ADHD in Older Adults: Distinct Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations by David W. Goodman, M.D., LFAPA “ADHD is widely studied and recognized — except when it occurs in older adults. For a variety...
View ArticleCardiovascular Disease Risk May Increase with Long-Term ADHD Medication Use
December 6, 2023 Long-term use of ADHD medications may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in children and adults, according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry.1 However, ADHD...
View ArticleQ: “My Teen Wants to Come Off ADHD Meds to Enlist in the Military.”
Q: “My son, who has ADHD, is in high school and about to start his junior year. He is eager to enlist in the military after high school, and he wants to stop taking his ADHD medication as soon as...
View ArticleADHD Medication Use Lowers the Risk of Death, Hospitalization: Study
April 5, 2024 Treating ADHD with medication can lower overall risk of mortality and of hospitalizations, both psychiatric and non-psychiatric, according to two new Swedish studies.1, 2 These findings...
View ArticleStudy: Dexamphetamine, Tylenol Use Safe During Pregnancy
April 25, 2024 Women with ADHD can continue using the stimulant medication dexamphetamine and the painkiller acetaminophen (brand name: Tylenol) during pregnancy, according to two recent studies that...
View Article“Should I Take ADHD Medication?” What ADDitude Readers Say
“Should I take ADHD medication?” In a recent survey, many ADDitude readers expressed fear and uncertainty about giving ADHD medication to their recently diagnosed children and/or taking it themselves....
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