Articles related to ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)

Youth with ADHD and comorbid ASD showed distinct medication patterns and greater psychiatric burden in a large EHR cohort. The observational findings did not establish causal treatment effects.

A psychiatric mental health NP outlined clinical and regulatory safeguards for virtual ADHD stimulant prescribing, noting that federal telehealth flexibilities extending through December 2026 do not supersede stricter state-level requirements.

Approach-withdrawal behavioral patterns — including dysregulated negative affect and resistance to routine change — showed moderate associations with co-occurring internalizing and externalizing symptoms in a cohort of 280 children with autism.

Neurophysiologic findings suggest that ADHD-related deficits were specific to active attention compared with basic sensory processing.

“Additional research is needed to determine whether the modest elevations in suicidal behavior observed during treatment are due to true medication effects or to persistence in the distress that prompted treatment initiation.” — Study authors, Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science

This case highlights how Rapunzel syndrome may masquerade as a functional or sensory feeding disorder and emphasizes the value of magnetic resonance enterography as a radiation-free diagnostic modality in pediatric patients with unexplained weight loss.