hyperactivity

Children as young as 4 can be put on Ritalin for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but therapy should be the first line of treatment, according to new guidelines the American Academy of Pediatrics will release this week.

Patients, pharmacists and manufacturers are reporting a serious shortage of medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) due to a hold in 2010 by the DEA on the drugs' main ingredients

Twenty-two percent of 268 patients who claimed to be suffering from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder were fudging the intensity of their symptoms to make them seem worse according to new clinical reports.

Exposure to cell phones before birth and afterward may increase a child’s risk for developing certain behavioral problems, including hyperactivity, inattention, and problems getting along with peers, a study suggests.

More than 80% of children who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder take prescription medications at some point to treat their symptoms, according to a new nationwide survey of parents by Consumer Reports Health.

A new study by American and Canadian researchers associates exposure to pesticides to the rising rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children

(University of California - Riverside) Hyperactivity, the state of too much muscle activity, is the focus of a free public lecture at the University of California, Riverside next week.

Biologist Theodore Garland will give the hour-long lecture, titled "Born to Run: Evolution of Hyperactivity in Mice," at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, in the University Theatre on campus.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is open.

Some doctors say, mental illness, especially bipolar disorder, has been overdiagnosed much the same way attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was in the 1980s.

A small study by an ADHD researcher in Florida finds that children with the fidgety condition may use their hyperactivity to help them focus

In this controversial and provocative book, Dr. Thomas Armstrong confronts America?s obsession with Attention Deficit Disorder. With more than one million children diagnosed with ADD, the condition has gained national attention on talk shows, magazine...