Many ADHD Trials in Adults Lack Proper Diagnostic Standards

Exploring voice as a digital phenotype in adults with ADHD

Current diagnostic procedures for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are mainly subjective and prone to bias. While research on potential biomarkers, including EEG, brain imaging, and genetics is promising, it has yet to demonstrate clinical utility. Dopaminergic signaling alternations and executive functioning, crucial to ADHD pathology, are closely related to voice production. Consistently, previous studies point to alterations in…

Is that really ADHD? Why flawed trials may be misleading millions

Researchers reviewing nearly 300 top-tier ADHD drug trials found that half skipped the rigorous, expert-led evaluations needed to rule out other conditions like depression or schizophrenia. With diagnoses often made by unqualified staff—or even by computer—many participants may not have actually had ADHD, casting doubt on study outcomes that shape treatment guidelines.

Adult ADHD is becoming more inclusive, but not overdiagnosed

The diagnostic category of adult ADHD is becoming more inclusive. That’s not the same as it being overdiagnosed

Many ADHD trials in adults lack proper diagnostic standards

Millions of adults around the world are diagnosed with ADHD every year, and there is a great need for research in the field.

Kind Patches almost certainly aren’t the answer to ADHD focus issues

One of the criticisms frequently levelled at supplements is that they produce expensive urine. If you take a pill supplementing something your body really doesn’t need, it will often be broken down through digestion, and filtered out of the body through the urine. It’s a valid criticism, but one that Kind Patches would like to avoid. They claim unlike oral supplements, they deliver ingredients straight into your bloodstream, bypassing digestion…