Imagine your brain as an orchestra. The conductor (executive function) stands in front (or in the frontal lobe) to direct and organize their ensemble (other parts of the brain). Each musician relies ...

More people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are turning to coaches for guidance. Those coaches, who ...

Research on the prevalence of ADHD in adults remains limited, with findings varying considerably. The large retrospective cohort study, conducted by researchers at Saint Louis University and SSM ...

Researchers have discovered that ADHD’s hallmark mind wandering might actually boost creativity. People who deliberately let their thoughts drift scored higher on creative tests in two large studies.

Anita Thapar is professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at Cardiff University, UK. I’m a clinical researcher and psychiatrist specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry, with an interest in ...

A recent review published in Behavioural Neurology suggests that mindfulness could be a promising way to improve attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. The study collectively ...

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust and the Lundbeck Foundation. Her research work is conducted within the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Mental ...

A large new study finds adults diagnosed with ADHD live shorter lives than they should. The research, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that men diagnosed with ADHD were dying ...

Recently published research, drawn from a large population study of the mental health of Canadians using online and in-person interviews, examined an interesting question: To what degree can adults ...

Some mental health conditions have genetic components, and the same can be said for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Research have some insight into the genetic component of the ...

This research highlights the need to better understand how overlapping symptoms between ADHD and menopause are experienced and interpreted. The findings contribute to a broader effort to improve ...