What Is ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a commonly diagnosed neurological condition. It affects more than 8% of children and 2.5% of ...

Over the past few years, an increasing number of adults are getting ADHD diagnoses. Some seek out diagnosis and treatment for themselves after helping a child through the process. Others start to ...

People diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are living shorter lives than they should, say the authors of a new British study, who stress that much of the known link ...

THINK you might have ADHD? Do you often catch yourself zoning out during conversations, or lost in your own world? While occasional lapses in concentration are perfectly normal, regularly ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Judy Sandler, who was diagnosed in her 50s with ADHD, poses at her home, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in ...

LONDON — Adults diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, appear to have shorter average lifespans, by almost nine years for women and seven ...

The number of people being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD) has risen sharply in recent decades, and research continues to look at ...

A large new study finds adults diagnosed with ADHD live shorter lives than they should. The research, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that men diagnosed with ADHD were dying ...

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Adults With ADHD Linked To Shorter Life Expectancy, Study Shows By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

The life expectancy of people with ADHD may be significantly shorter than that of people who don’t have the disorder, a new study suggests. The lives of men with ADHD may be about seven years ...

A large study found that men lost seven years of life expectancy and women lost nine years, compared with counterparts without the disorder. By Ellen Barry A study of more than 30,000 British ...