Oct. 2026 How many children must be assessed before their environment comes under scrutiny too? In England, around 270,000 young people awaited an ADHD assessment in December 2025, up from 21,000 in April 2019—nearly thirteenfold. The interim report distinguishes this surge from an equivalent rise in ADHD, without settling the contributions of diagnostic catch-up, service backlogs, and worsening difficulties. It acknowledges rising reported symptoms and no recent prevalence d

Oct. 2026 Published in 2026 in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Dorrestein, Nutley, and Thorell’s study of 1,820 Swedish high school and university students finds that motives—escaping worries, comparing oneself with others, compensating for unmet social needs—and content focused on appearance or negativity, rather than screen time, account for 33–40% of the variance in psychosocial problems. Its stated conclusion: move beyond screen time and target u