Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Underdiagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adult Patients

Ylva Ginsberg, Javier Quintero, Ernie Anand, Marta Casillas, Himanshu P. Upadhyaya

This review found that ADHD often continues from childhood into adulthood but is commonly missed and untreated in grown-ups. It estimates adult ADHD affects about 2.5%–5% of the general population and says fewer than 20% of adults with ADHD are diagnosed or treated. Adults with ADHD often have other mental…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

The Biological Basis to Personality Disorders

Malathi Perugula, Puneet Narang, Steven Lippmann

This review looked at research on the biology of cluster B personality disorders (for example, borderline and antisocial types). Brain imaging studies report differences in areas that handle emotion and self-control, and emotional instability and impulsiveness are common features. The authors say genes and early-life experiences may contribute, psychotherapy is…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Mental Health and Psychiatry Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
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