In a day and age of a lot of misinformation, it's easy to get facts confused about even easily identified medical conditions. Mental health disorders can be especially murky as some people ...

The causes of ADHD are not fully understood. As with other mental health and behavioral disorders, genes likely play a role, but recent research also implicates exposure to environmental toxins such ...

Lead and cigarette smoke contribute to one in three cases of attention deficit disorders, according to research published by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee this week. Even levels of lead below ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders are a diverse group of conditions that affect the brain from early development. They include attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism and learning ...

"We found among individuals diagnosed with ADHD, ADHD medication was significantly associated with lower mortality during a 2-year and 5-year follow-up period." — Lin Li, PhD, Department of Medical ...