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Mental health and social media share a complex relationship and research points to “profound” risks for teens, says a new surgeon general advisory.

Treating ADHD in children means balancing medication, behavior therapy, CBT, nutrition, exercise, mindful meditation, and other ADD treatments.

Pathological demand avoidance is an obsessive resistance to demands. Here, find strategies to address PDA, ODD, and other oppositional behavior in teens with ADHD.

Executive functioning skills in ADHD teens require extra time and guidance to develop in middle and high school.

ADHD symptoms in adult women include poor self-esteem and mental health challenges associated with living with undiagnosed ADD; diagnosis builds self-acceptance, new research reports.

Treating ADHD and anxiety, depression, ODD, OCD, autism, or another comorbid condition requires understanding and care regarding side effects and contraindications.

ADHD therapies for children include behavioral therapy, parent training, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), occupational therapy, and more.

Adjusting ADHD medications and dosages is common to fix rebound, to take drug holidays, to address cessation, and more. Learn how treatment should adapt over time.

ADHD symptoms sometimes resemble sleep disorders, sensory processing disorder, eating disorders, BFRBs, trauma, PTSD, and other comorbid conditions evaluated in a differential diagnosis.

How common is ADHD? How many people have ADHD? Learn diagnosis rates in adults and women, plus other ADD statistics and research insights.