ADHD Answers

Bipolar disorder is characterized by episodes of intense elation followed by periods of major depression. Research shows that whereas children with bipolar disorder and ADHD experience symptoms of...

P.S. Did you know that more than ninety percent of North Americans consume caffeine daily?

When used correctly, stimulant medication is not addictive. However, young people have been known to abuse stimulant medication by either taking too much or by crushing it up and inhaling it.

Researchers have yet to discover a cure for ADHD. Similarly, there is no known cause for ADHD. To learn more about the prognosis of ADHD, go to “What is ADHD?”

Ritalin is not intended to improve cognitive functioning. Rather, it helps children to focus, setting the stage for improve learning in the future. Thus, whereby Ritalin is unlikely to improve a...

Studies show that individuals on stimulation medication for ADHD are at no greater risk for substance abuse than anyone else. Other studies show that the use of stimulation medication in childhood may...

Studies show that children with ADHD are three times more likely to become depressed than children without the disorder. To learn more about the signs and symptoms of depression, see [“Depression...

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Herbs can help lessen the symptoms of ADHD although they rarely offer a standalone solution. For a full list, see ADHD Treatment: Herbs.

The Feingold diet is best described as a mixed bag. Whereas the diet’s proponents vehemently support it, pointing to a 50 percent success rate, its opponents say it has never been proven...

A preschooler can be diagnosed with ADHD. Parents should keep an eye out for two red flags: expulsion from preschool due to aggressive and/or inappropriate behavior and peer rejection. For more...

In 1999, a major study showed that stimulation medication alone is not only more effective than behavioral treatment but is more effective than stimulation medication and behavioral treatment...

Stimulants do work for adults although they tend to be more effective in children. However, there are a number of non-stimulant options for adults who don’t respond to stimulants. Among those popular...

Did you see today’s USA Today? An article reported that nearly one million children have been diagnosed with ADHD simply because they were the youngest person in their class....

ADHD has nothing to do with I.Q. Individuals with ADHD are no more likely to have a low I.Q. than anyone else. Indeed some of the world’s most intelligent people are purported to have ADHD including...

Herbal medicine is the best solution to all manners of infections/disease, i have come to believed this cause i have made use of it,i was diagnosed of herpes tried several big pharma medicine and all...

Yes there is. It's called the Adult Self-Report Scale. Developed by the World Health Organization, the test consists of six questions. See the full test at Adult ADHD.

Yes, this is true according to a new study recently published in Pediatrics. The study concluded that ambidextrous children are twice as likely to exhibit symptoms of ADHD.

Apparently so. A 12-year study on depression recently concluded that the use of medication to control both depression and ADHD has doubled. Learn more at...

Definitely not. Stimulants are the best-known ADHD medication but by no means are they one ones. In addition to the stimulants, methylphenidate and amphetamine, other medications used to treat ADHD...