ADHD traits linked to tantrums in preschool children

A survey of 154 parents of French preschool children found that the children who were rated as being more emotionally labile were also prone to ADHD symptoms.

2 January 2018

ADHD screens: look into language

A literature review of language problems in ADHD has confirmed large deficits in multiple areas of language functioning among young people with the disorder.

2 January 2018

Telephone support for parents in ADHD

Due to its high prevalence, treating ADHD can place a burden on services. Self-help and remote interventions could offer a way to deliver treatment at scale, if they’re effective.

2 January 2018

Societal context of ADHD

Paul McArdle, CAMHS Consultant, Honorary Senior Lecturer and ADHD specialist, spoke to The Bridge about the societal context of ADHD and a pilot programme he ran to try and reach children leaving care, many of whom suffered from the disorder.

2 January 2018

Brain firing, but not wiring, is different in children with ADHD

When in a relaxed state, the brains of children and adolescents with ADHD tend to fire differently to those without the disorder, although there don’t seem to be changes in the physical connections or ‘wiring’ of their brains.

2 January 2018

Controversies in ADHD

21 June 2017

‘ADHD assessment and brief intervention service for teenagers in CAMHS to provide a multi-disciplinary perspective’ Professor Kapil Sayal, Dr Kate Arron, and Joe Kilgariff

Professor Kapil Sayal, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Nottingham, spoke with Dr. Kate Arron, Clinical Psychologist, and Joe Kilgariff, Advanced Nurse, on ‘ADHD assessment and brief intervention service for teenagers in CAMHS to provide a multi-disciplinary perspective’. Recorded on 10 March 2017 at the Emanuel Miller memorial lecture and conference on ‘Controversies in ADHD’.
ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

10 March 2017

Efficacy of Stimulants for Preschool ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Luisa Sugaya and Dr. Luis C. Farhat discuss their co-authored JCPP Advances Special Issue Research Review ‘Efficacy of stimulants for preschool attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis’. Luisa and Luis are co-first authors of this work.

6 November 2023

Academic Motivation in Youth With and Without ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Zoe Smith discusses her JCPP paper ‘Academic motivation decreases across adolescence for youth with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Effects of motivation on academic success’. Zoe is the first author of the paper.

2 October 2023

Academic motivation decreases across adolescence for youth with and without ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder): Effects of motivation on academic success

Video abstract from Dr. Zoe Smith on her JCPP paper ‘Academic motivation decreases across adolescence for youth with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Effects of motivation on academic success’.

7 August 2023