In a recent study published in the medical journal, The Lancet Psychiatry, researchers compared brain scans of people living with Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and those without the disorder. Their findings concluded that people with ADHD have a smaller brain volume than those who do not have the disorder, with difference most obvious in children living with ADHD.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects children and teens and can continue into adulthood. ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder of children. Children with ADHD may be hyperactive and unable control their impulses.
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Those with ADHD have a different brain volume.

Dr. Martine Hoogman, the study’s head researcher, said that the findings even showed that children can actually eventually outgrow ADHD. However, many adults still have the disorder. The difference in brain volume was so minute that it might not have even been noticed had the pool of participants not been so large.

Key Takeaways:

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A new study states that people with ADHD have smaller brain volume than those who don’t have it.
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During the study, researchers took MRI scans of each partaker’s complete brain volume plus the volume of the seven brain regions believed to be associated with ADHD.
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Similar results were seen on studies on schizophrenia, depression, OCD, and Bipolar.

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