
Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman
Senior Consumer Health Editor at ADDitude Magazine
Editor @TechRepublic (previously @ViacomCBS, @RedVentures), Storyteller, Always curious, passionate about #ADHD #Dyslexia #2E awareness and advocacy.
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additudemag.com | Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman
May 27, 2025ADHD raises the risk of obesity, but its effect is dampened for people living in large cities, according to two new studies. Young adults with combined-type ADHD are more likely than their non-ADHD peers to carry excess weight around their midsection and to have an unhealthy waist-to-height ratio (known as the body mass index or BMI), according to a new cross-sectional study published in American Journal of Human Biology.
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additudemag.com | Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman
May 21, 2025Listening to music while practicing mindfulness exercises may improve focus, mood, and emotional wellbeing in people with symptoms of ADHD, anxiety, and depression, according to two new studies.
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additudemag.com | Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman
April 29, 2025Stimulant medications (amphetamine or methylphenidate) reduce ADHD symptoms better than non-pharmacological interventions, according to a meta-analysis published in The Lancet Psychiatry, which included 113 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and 14,887 participants aged 19 to 44. 1The researchers analyzed self-reports and clinician-reported rating scales submitted at 12, 26, and 52 weeks regarding the efficacy of medication and non-medication treatment for ADHD.
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additudemag.com | Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman
In a recent ADDitude roundtable titled “Living with ADHD: It’s Different for Women,” five experts addressed the impact of hormones, diagnostic gaps, gender bias, the unique experiences of neurodivergent Black women, and therapeutic strategies for building skills and self-esteem. Here are highlights from that conversation.
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additudemag.com | Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman
April 18, 2025Deficits in working memory, response inhibition, and processing speed are present not only in individuals with ADHD but also in their family members without the condition, according to a new study published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science that suggests these shared cognitive deficits may be “endophenotypes,” or measurable genetic traits that essentially act as biomarkers for ADHD.
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