Comprehensive information on children and adults with ADHD. Includes symptoms of ADHD, diagnosis, causes, comorbid conditions, and ADHD treatments.

Introduction

• NIMH ADHD Homepage

ADHD in Children

• Overview of ADHD in Children
• Symptoms of ADHD
• Inattention
• Hyperactivity
• Diagnosis of ADHD
• Who can diagnose ADHD?

ADHD in Adults

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults
• Treatment of ADHD in an Adult

Causes of ADHD

• What causes ADHD?
• Recent studies on causes of ADHD

ADHD Treatment

• The Treatment of ADHD
• Medications and their side effects
• Psychotherapy
• Behavioral therapy
• Social skills training
• Support groups
• Parenting skills training
• Simple behavioral interventions

ADHD and Other Disorders

• Can Other Disorders Accompany ADHD?
• Learning Disabilities
• Tourette Syndrome
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Conduct Disorder
• Anxiety and Depression
• Bipolar Disorder

Legal Issues

• The Law and Your ADHD Child and School
• Helping Your Teenager with ADHD / Your Teenager and the Car

Helpful Articles on ADHD

• Articles on ADHD
• Abusing ADHD Drugs Can Prove Deadly
• Subtle Brain Circuit Abnormalities Confirmed in ADHD
• Safety of Psychiatric Medications for Children
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Children with ADHD Need Help
• NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD
• ADHD: Does My Child Have It?

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