"Have you ever gotten that feeling that you're always forgetting something? Like you're in a race but somehow always three steps behind? You put reminders, write lists, and do your best to keep on top ...

Overall, just over 25% of people with prescriptions for ADHD medications reported misusing them. About 9% had what is called prescription stimulant use disorder, or addiction. Prescriptions for ADHD ...

Kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may grow up to be adults with ADHD. Although symptoms are generally more common in children (with approximately 8.4 ...

A recent article in JAMA Psychiatry highlighted concerns over stimulant use and abuse when prescribed to treat adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the United States. The ...

The brain, like a surly movie critic or a high school clique, specializes in rejection. The chief rejecter is the brain’s decision-making center in the prefrontal cortex, just behind your forehead.

Until a recent study revealed that the number of adult women being diagnosed with ADHD had skyrocketed, it was widely believed that ADHD impacted men disproportionately to women. However, researchers ...

Although symptoms of ADHD appeared to begin at a similar age for both sexes, women received their diagnosis much later, at an average age of about 29 years, compared to an average age of 24 for men.

Women have so much to think about these days, having to ping-pong from one item to the next across multiple to-do lists, that it can be challenging to think clearly and give full attention to anything ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One day back in 2021, after about a month of weekly sessions, my therapist urged me to get assessed for ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was once thought to be a condition that only affects children, but awareness has grown that it often persists into ...

CHARLOTTE — According to our sister station WSOC, Unable to focus and only now realizing why, adults are being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder more than ever before. WSOC’s ...

Prescriptions for ADHD medications have been spiking in recent years, with the sharpest increase among middle-aged and older women. They’re also the least likely to misuse the prescription stimulants, ...