A wider definition of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is causing inappropriate diagnosis and unnecessary and possibly harmful medical treatment costing up to $500 million in the United ...

The prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has increased with each new edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is still thought of as a childhood condition, even while it persists into adulthood for many patients who are diagnosed as children. But now, ...

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust and the Lundbeck Foundation. Her research work is conducted within the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Mental ...

To make an accurate diagnosis of ADHD, a comprehensive assessment is needed. This includes a clinical interview to evaluate ...

When the latest version of what is considered the "bible" of psychiatry is unveiled in May, experts believe several changes in it will broaden both the definition and ...

“ADD could replace oedipal anxiety as a new universal explanation; I urge restraint.” So warned Dr. Judith Rapoport of the NIMH to colleagues working on the 1980 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

I toured the White House to see Melania Trump's Christmas decorations. The East Wing is no more, but the display was still dazzling. My dad died and I just learned he paid off my school tuition with ...