New Research on ADHD Suggests Clearer Genetic Link

by James Greenblatt, MD

The practice of medicine is amazing, insightful and powerful — when it’s accurate. When it relies on falsehoods or incorrect interpretations, it leads patients and their families down rabbit holes. For example, years ago, one false medical “theory,” now debunked, suggested that so-called “refrigerator moms” who were distant or lacked warmth caused their children to develop autism or schizophrenia. We now know this to be patently untrue.

Myths about ADHD

New Research on ADHD Brains

In 2017, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health, released the results of the largest brain imaging study of those with ADHD ever conducted. It was four times the size of the previous largest study, and was conducted at 23 locations, in nine countries, by 80 researchers, most of whom were psychiatrists and neuroscientists.

In other words, it provided substantial empirical evidence that people with ADHD have different brain structures. It demonstrated that people with ADHD have delayed brain maturation compared to people without ADHD.

Treatment for ADHD

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