Prescriptions for ADHD drugs for adults have risen by 40 per cent in a year, fuelled by rising diagnoses among middle-aged women.

It was long assumed that boys were more likely to have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But recent research suggests girls have been widely ...

A first-of-its-kind study by UK researchers is looking at the link between menstrual cycles and ADHD.

Busy Philipps talked about being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD as an adult just 7 years ago ...

Women with ADHD may face even greater challenges than men as they age, in part because of declines in estrogen that occur during menopause. Estrogen works together with dopamine (an important brain ...

Roughly 15 million adults in the United States are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, which often begins in childhood. But for many women, that ...

ADHD in women is often missed. Many people and even psychiatrists miss the diagnosis because it presents differently in women than it does in men. For years, the stereotype of ADHD focused on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gill Charlton now runs a support group for women with ADHD [BBC] A woman who was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 43 said she ...