Is ADHD on the rise? New data reveals trend in specific age group
More Americans over 30 are being diagnosed with ADHD, doctors say. Truveta, a health data firm, reports ADHD diagnoses jumped by about two-thirds for 30-somethings and middle-aged folks from 2021 to 2023. They looked at info from one million new ADHD cases across 30 different health networks. Dr. David W. Goodman, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine says people are finally connecting the dots, realizing their struggles might be ADHD. The ADHD boom can be blamed on more info out there, less stigma around mental health, and those handy virtual
December 17, 2024