Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a vetted, evidence-based psychosocial treatment for adult ADHD. Such evidence-based status is established chiefly by way of randomized controlled clinical trials.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a risk factor for co-occurring psychiatric disorders and negative psychosocial consequences in adulthood. Previous trials of psychotherapeutic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stimulant drugs and another medication – atomoxetine – appear to be the best treatment for managing symptoms of ADHD, a study ...

Adults are seeking ADHD treatment at record rates. A new Canadian study reveals that stimulant prescriptions have more than doubled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a trend that mirrors ...

Craig B. H. Surman, MD, Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Scientific Coordinator, Adult ADHD Research Program, Massachusetts ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Allison Burk’s teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span, and a growing tendency to procrastinate. A family doctor suggested ADHD testing, which led to an ...

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.

ADHD diagnoses in adults have exploded across Australia since 2017. For the first time, we have the data that shows where it ...

Adult ADHD treatment surges as stimulant prescriptions more than double since the COVID-19 pandemic began, as a new study ...