Blog by Roberta Waite EdD, MSN, RN and Meghan Leahy MS, NCC Research suggests that college students with ADHD are more likely to fail and have to repeat classes, have lower grade point averages, and leave college before obtaining a degree in comparison to students...

ADHD is a serious disorder that requires treatment to prevent many adverse outcomes. But, because the diagnosis of ADHD is based on how the patient responds to questions, it is possible for people to pretend that they have ADHD, when they do not. In fact, if you...

For a long time, at least for this writer, knowledge about the relationship of ADHD and the military was based on a lot of hearsay, rumor, and second- and third-hand accounts. However, a recent peer-reviewed article provides data on estimated prevalence rates of ADHD...

Blog by Roberta Waite EdD, MSN, RN and Meghan Leahy MS, NCC While many more primary care providers (PCPs), including advanced practice nurses, physicians, and physician assistants, are recognizing adult ADHD and acknowledging that it is more than a disorder of...

When my colleagues and I wrote our “Primer” about ADHD, http://rdcu.be/gYyV, the topic of brain mechanisms was a top priority. Because so much has been written about the ADHD brain, it is difficult to summarize. Yet we did it with the eight pictures reproduce here in...

Blog by Mariya Cherkasova, Ph.D., VCH Research Institute ADHD in adulthood goes hand in hand with problems in key areas daily living, such as work, family life, and social / interpersonal functioning. These are often accompanied by emotional problems, such as...