You need to discuss ADHD medication in a way that’s appropriate for your child’s age and developmental level. For a young child, choose simple language. Think about using phrases your child ...

Psychostimulant medication is a central pillar of ADHD treatment. However, the internationally recognised approach is to combine medicines with non-medical interventions in a multimodal approach.

ADHD is the most diagnosed childhood neurological disorder, but there have been inconsistencies around who is diagnosed and prescribed medication. New prescribing guidelines aim to change this.

Treating adult ADHD isn't as simple as popping a daily pill. ADHD is different for everyone, so there’s no single treatment for all. Your care plan will depend on many things, including how the ...

For people with ADHD, the 2-year mortality risk is nearly 20% lower for people who take medication to treat the disorder, according to a new study.

Treatment with ADHD medication especially reduced the risk of death from “unnatural” causes, including accidental injury, suicide and accidental poisoning such as drug overdose.

ADHD medication can interfere with sleep, especially if the medication is still active at bedtime. If you take a short-acting medication, the second or third dose may be taken too late in the day ...

About 20% of people who were taking ADHD medication but still had three or more symptoms tried smoking, compared to 8% of people on ADHD with medication and no symptoms.