QbTest is not a diagnostic tool, but it can increase the efficiency of ADHD...
Samuele Cortese is impressed by a recent RCT of QbTest: a computerised test of attention and activity, which can improve diagnostic decision-making in children and young people with suspected ADHD. The...
View ArticleParental homelessness linked to increased risk of mental illness in offspring
Dean Connolly explores a Danish register-based cohort study, which investigates the risk of mental health problems in offspring of parents with a history of homelessness during childhood and...
View ArticleThe cost of persuasive design: digital media use and ADHD
Elvira Perez Vallejos and David Daley consider the findings of a recent cohort study in JAMA that looks into the association between digital media use and subsequent symptoms of ADHD in adolescents....
View ArticleGenetic predictors of depression trajectories in adolescence
Megan Skelton explores a study that uses polygenic scores in the context of longitudinal developmental data, to characterise developmental trajectories and the role of neuropsychiatric genetic risk...
View ArticleMedication for ADHD: what works for adults, adolescents and children
Dean Connolly is impressed by a recent systematic review and network meta-analysis, which compares the efficacy and tolerability of medication for ADHD in children, young people and adults. The post...
View ArticleAlternatives to medication for children and young people with ADHD
Joff Jones summarises a recent systematic review, which looks at the evidence for a wide range of non-pharmacological treatments for ADHD. The review finds the strongest evidence for diet, child/parent...
View ArticleWho gets bullied? Using genetic information to identify individual...
Lucy Bowes explores a multi-polygenic score approach to identifying individual vulnerabilities associated with the risk of bullying, which suggests that depression, ADHD, risk taking, BMI and...
View ArticlePsychosis during ADHD treatment with methylphenidate or amphetamines
Samuele Cortese reports on a recent study of 13-25 year old people with ADHD, which looks at the comparative risk of psychosis during treatment with methylphenidate and amphetamines. The post Psychosis...
View ArticleADHD remission: why do some children ‘outgrow’ ADHD whilst others don’t?
A group of UCL Mental Health Masters students summarise a recent literature review that explores the potential pathways to ADHD remission. The post ADHD remission: why do some children ‘outgrow’ ADHD...
View ArticleSleep problems in infancy: a possible risk factor for ADHD?
Jack Barton summarises a recent longitudinal study from Finland, which suggests that sleep difficulties in infancy are associated with symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity at the age of 5 years....
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