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Rising Rates of ADHD Diagnoses Alarm some Experts

by Alan Schwarz - Nearly one in five high school age boys in the United States and 11 percent of school-age children over all have received a medical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity...

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Medication Should not be the Only Approach to Treating ADHD

Nearly one in five high school boys in the U.S. is diagnosed with ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Overall, 11 percent of school-age children in the U.S. are now diagnosed with ADHD....

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ADHD medication abuse by students continues to rise

Around this time of year, you’re more likely to find college students in the library cramming for final exams than out partying. In an environment where the workload is endless and there’s always more...

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Long term effects of ADHD meds still unknown

Scant research has been done on the long-term safety of drugs for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new analysis shows, though millions of American children have been taking them for...

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