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A collection of papers published in Nature Mental Health that highlight ADHD – Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – one of the most common developmental disorders marked by difficulty with sustaining attention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity.
Using a longitudinal structural imaging design, the authors assessed cortical anatomy and genes linked to methylphenidate activity to identify treatment-associated responses in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
This large study, conducted in school-aged children in China, evaluates the relationship between long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter and positive screening for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The authors report stronger associations between ADHD and PM1 exposure than between ADHD and PM2.5.
Man, Gao and colleagues find that methylphenidate treatment in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is associated with reduced risk of physical abuse.
Neurocognitive impairment in youth with ADHD, anorexia, first onset psychosis and functional neurological disorder is transdiagnostic and can be detected as early as childhood or adolescence.