Are Rates of ADHD Alarming?
February 12, 2026
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The CDC reported significant increases in stimulant prescriptions (particularly among women) in 2020 and 2021, and implied that this indicates over diagnosis and over treatment. But mental health is always an interaction between brains and environments, and COVID and other factors of modern life continue to encourage the development of ADHD behaviors.
Find out more about some of the feedback loops that are likely driving higher rates of genuine ADHD.
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References:
The changing prevalence of ADHD? A systematic review (2025)
Data and Statistics on ADHD (2024)
Trends in Stimulant Prescription Fills Among Commercially Insured Children and Adults — United States, 2016–2021 (2023)
Polygenic risk score, psychosocial environment and the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2020)
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