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Teens with ADHD get more traffic violations for risky driving, have higher crash risk

May 21, 2019 ADD and ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder, Child Development, Children's Health, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, parenting, Teen Health

Teen drivers diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are significantly more likely to crash, be issued traffic and moving violations,

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Individual training of parents is best for small children with ADHD: Behavioral intervention for preschool children with ADHD is better than treatment as usual in routine Danish Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

August 3, 2018 ADD and ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Infant's Health, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, parenting

A major research project from Aarhus University and the Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Risskov, in collaboration with the

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Blindness gene discovered: Researchers have identified the gene responsible for a recessive genetic disorder that causes degeneration of the eye and blindness

July 25, 2018 Attention Deficit Disorder, Children's Health, Diseases and Conditions, Gene Therapy, genes, Human Biology, Medical Topics, Personalized Medicine

Our genome is made up of 20,000 genes, all of which may cause disease. At present, 4,141 genes have been

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ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students

July 20, 2018 ADD and ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder, Educational Psychology, Learning Disorders, Medical Education and Training, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Pharmacology

Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may fail to improve cognition in healthy