ADHD & Integrative Psychiatry 

TL;DR A major 2026 study published in JAMA Network Open found that people with ADHD face a significantly higher risk of premature death, including from suicide, injuries, and natural causes. Importantly, ADHD medication was associated with a 25% reduction in all-cause mortality risk. These findings reinforce something I emphasize in my practice: ADHD treatment should extend far beyond improving concentration or productivity. Medication can be incredibly valuable, but sustaina

New research links adult ADHD with a higher risk of later-life cognitive impairment. The findings do not prove ADHD causes dementia, but they reinforce why long-term ADHD care should address sleep, exercise, metabolic health, psychological skills, and medication together.

TL;DR A major 2025 study published in Cell challenges one of the most familiar explanations for how stimulant medications help ADHD. Researchers found that stimulants such as methylphenidate were associated more strongly with brain networks involved in arousal, wakefulness, reward, and motivation than with the brain’s canonical attention networks. That does not mean stimulant medications do not work. They clearly help many people with ADHD. Instead, the study raises a more in