ADHD News

• Rapid Cognitive Improvement With Brain Stimulation Pooled data show evidence for significant and 'immediate' improvement in cognitive function with transcranial alternating current stimulation.
  Medscape Medical News, May 26, 2023
• Doc Accused of Impairment Wins $3.7M for Unproven Complaint A jury decided in favor of a family doctor who says his life was upended after an unproven impairment allegation was mishandled by a Kentucky hospital. Read how the case affected his career.
  Medscape Medical News, May 24, 2023
• APA 2023 Family Placement Better for Deprived Kids Than Institutions Study shows that children who were exposed to severe, early, psychosocial deprivation benefited substantially from high-quality family-based care.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2023
• FDA Moves to Curb Misuse of ADHD Meds The FDA has announced updates to ADHD stimulant medication labels to note the serious risks of misuse, abuse, addiction, and the sharing of these drugs.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2023
• Feds Extend Pandemic Telehealth Rules Until November Restrictions on telehealth prescribing of controlled medications were set to resume May 11 with the end of the federal public health emergency. That's been postponed amid pushback from clinicians who want the more flexible pandemic rules to continue.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2023
• Widespread Prescribing of Stimulants With Other CNS Meds A large proportion of US adults prescribed Schedule II stimulants are simultaneously receiving other CNS agents, including benzodiazepines, opioids, and antidepressants.
  Medscape Medical News, May 02, 2023
• Penicillin Hard to Find as Syphilis Cases Rise The FDA said that the increased demand for the drug is due to rises in strep throat and syphilis.
  WebMD Health News, April 28, 2023
• Walnuts Linked to Improved Attention in Teens Eating walnuts on a regular basis for 100 days helped teens boost cognitive and behavioral scores.
  Medscape Medical News, April 24, 2023
• AAN 2023 Novel Neural Cell Therapy a Cure for Focal Epilepsy? Implanting neural cells that secrete the GABA inhibitory neurotransmitter led to notable and durable seizure reduction in two patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
  Medscape Medical News, April 21, 2023
• Uptick in Stimulant Prescribing Linked to the Pandemic The CDC reports an increase in prescriptions for stimulant medications in older children and adults during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2023
• Melatonin a New Way to Reduce Self-Harm? Treating sleep disturbances associated with depression and anxiety may decrease the risk of intentional injuries in adolescents, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, March 27, 2023
• In Utero Exposure to Asthma Meds Not Tied to Developmental Risks Use of asthma medication by pregnant women was not associated with an increased risk of autism, ADHD, or Tourette syndrome , a new study shows.
  MDedge News, March 09, 2023
• Once-Daily Stimulant for ADHD Safe, Effective at 1 Year A once-daily oral stimulant medication for treatment of ADHD in individuals aged 6 years or older is safe and effective after 1 year of treatment, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, March 09, 2023
• Immunodeficiencies Tied to Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring Children of mothers with primary antibody immunodeficiencies are at increased risk for psychiatric disorders, as well as suicidal behaviors, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, February 15, 2023
• Using Devices to Calm Children Can Backfire Long Term Regularly using a mobile device as a calming strategy for your child could lead to worse behavioral challenges down the road.
  Quick Take, February 15, 2023
• For Children With Fetal Alcohol Exposure, a Gap in Support Research-based interventions for children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder exist, but few get access.
  Undark, January 30, 2023
• Pediatricians, Specialists Largely Agree on ASD Diagnoses General pediatricians and a multidisciplinary team of specialists agreed most of the time on which children should be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
  MDedge News, January 27, 2023
• Childhood Behavior Linked to Poor Economic Results in Adulthood Children with externalizing and internalizing symptoms appear to fare particularly poorly.
  Medscape Medical News, January 23, 2023
• 'Concerning' Uptick in Pediatric Antipsychotic Prescribing Over the past 20 years, antipsychotic prescribing in children and adolescents has more than doubled in England, with the largest increase in children with autism.
  Medscape Medical News, January 19, 2023
• ADHD Exacts Higher Mental Health Toll vs Autism in Adults Adults with high levels of ADHD traits are more likely to suffer poor mental health than their counterparts with high levels of autistic traits, a novel study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, January 19, 2023