Does having both ADHD and irritability symptoms in childhood predict mental health outcomes in adolescence?

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms combined with high levels of irritability during childhood is a significant predictor of subsequent mental health problems and suicidality in adolescence, according to findings from a new study.

3 November 2020

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.

18 August 2020

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.

6 July 2020

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.

12 June 2020

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.

12 June 2020

Can boosting physical activity improve ADHD symptoms in preschoolers?

 “Our study findings highlight the possibility that MVPA might be a tool that can be used to reduce preschoolers’ ADHD behaviours and associated impairments, especially for young children at risk for ADHD” Betsy Hoza.

3 June 2020

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.

2 January 2020

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Young People

ADHD is a behavioural disorder with three key aspects, inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It is very common for ADHD in children to present together with other developmental and/or mental health problems, such as oppositional and attachment disorders, Tourette’s syndrome, autism spectrum disorders and anxiety disorders.

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).

11 December 2019

Should emotion dysregulation be considered a core component of ADHD?

New data from researchers in the USA suggest that emotion dysregulation should be included as a core component of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rather than viewed as comorbidity.

10 December 2019