Recognizing the symptoms of ADHD in adults

Recognizing the symptoms of ADHD in adults

For many years, attention deficit disorder (ADD) was understood to be a condition affecting only children. That was wrong. Adults suffer from it, too. First, here’s a quick primer on ADD and ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder). There are actually three types of ADD acknowledged in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the official diagnostic nomenclature developed by the American Psychiatric Association. These in…

Methylphenidate: ADHD drug curbs impulsivity in men only, linked to brain wiring differences

A recent study of young adults in Israel found that a 20 mg dose of methylphenidate reduces choice impulsivity in men, but not in women, immediately after taking the drug. In men, the drug’s effects appeared to be related to the structural integrity of neural fibers in the forceps major region of the corpus callosum. The study was published in NeuroImage. Impulsivity refers to the tendency to act quickly without fully considering the consequence…