A new study finds that the rise in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is not a uniquely American phenomenon.
Ritalin
For ADHD, rewards function similarly to drugs
A study from researchers at Nottingham University published in the journal Biological Psychiatry and highlighted by the BBC suggests that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may benefit from immediate rewards in similar ways that they do from medications such as Ritalin. In the study, researchers set out to
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