Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD)
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The costs of childhood ADHD extend into early adulthood
Earlier this year, Ebba Du Rietz and colleagues reported their findings from a large-scale, register-based study of the impact of childhood ADHD on healthcare use and costs in early adulthood.
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Mental disorders are under researched yet prevalent in children under 7 years
Mira Vasileva and colleagues in Germany and Australia recently compiled a Research Review for the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry on the prevalence of mental disorders in children <7 years old.
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Can population registry data predict which children with ADHD are at risk of later substance use disorders?
The first study to examine the potential of machine learning in early prediction of later substance use disorders (SUDs) in youth with ADHD has been published in the Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology.
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June 2020 – The Bridge
Includes ‘Are social networking sites contributing to depression and anxiety symptoms in young people?’
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Shared genetic risk underlies the co-occurrence of ADHD and other psychiatric symptoms
Data from twin studies suggest that the co-occurrence of ADHD with other psychiatric disorders is due, in part, to shared genetic risks.
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Lost sleep contributes to mood disturbances in teens with ADHD
Stephen Becker and colleagues at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center show that short sleep duration is a causal contributor to affect and mood disturbances in teenagers with ADHD.
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Let’s talk about ADHD!
Much of the available information on ADHD is aimed at parents and carers rather than children. The ADHD Animation Research Team at Cardiff university talk about the medium for addressing children.
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January 2020 issue – The Bridge ADHD edition
Special edition of The Bridge on ADHD, includes guidelines on service transition for young people, substance use, emotional impulsivity, emotion dysregulation, diagnosis and misdiagnosis.
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ADHD 2017 Editorial
Editorial introducing a summary of recent research from the JCCP/CAMH in Attention Deficity Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
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Age-related immaturity in the classroom can lead to ADHD misdiagnosis
Researchers from Australia, France, the USA and the UK have come together to compile a 2019 Annual Research Review for the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry on the correlation between a late birth-date (relative to the school year) and risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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