Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic mental disorder that disrupts one’s ability to manage their emotions and actions. This disorder can be ...

ADHD medications include stimulants, non-stimulants, and antidepressants. Stimulant medications work quickly to increase dopamine and norepinephrine levels and are available in short- or long-acting ...

Are ADHD medications overprescribed in kids? Are too many kids taking ADHD medication? Understood examines the question of whether stimulant medications for ADHD are overprescribed, which has been ...

Once you know you have ADHD, you face a series of choices. The first choice is whether to use medication or exclusively non-medication approaches. So far in this blog, we have focused primarily on non ...

A new study led by the University of Southampton has found that medications for ADHD have overall small effects on blood pressure and heart rate after weeks or a few months of use. There have been ...

Doctors in the UK are increasingly concerned that a global shortage of ADHD drugs is leading to children going without medication and missing school, and adults self-medicating with alcohol instead.

Ceiling view of students working on projects on their laptops inside the classroom. Are too many kids taking ADHD medication? Understood examines the question of whether stimulant medications for ADHD ...