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REGULAR ARTICLE: EPA supplementation improves teacherârated behaviour and oppositional symptoms in children with ADHD
Abstract (Source: Acta Paediatrica)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 02:22 AM --
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ADHD: Adding a Placebo to Reduce Stimulant Dose
(Source: AAP Grand Rounds)...
POSTED 09/01/2010 at 11:00 AM --
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Validating the Empowerment Scale With a Multisite Sample of Consumers of Mental Health Services [Brief Reports]
CONCLUSIONS: Analyses provide additional evidence that the total Empowerment Scale score is a reliable, valid measure; subscales of the scale appear less robust. Empowerment is considered an essential factor in recovery-oriented programs and systems, and the use of psychometrically sound measures such as the Empowerment Scale therefore may be useful to evaluators. (Source: Psychiatr Serv)...
POSTED 09/01/2010 at 08:00 AM --
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Sun Pharma receives US FDA nod for hyperactivity drug
It has received approval to sell generic strattera capsules, used in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, in the American market (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)...
POSTED 09/01/2010 at 06:08 AM --
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Deficits in fine motor skills in a genetic animal model of ADHD
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The results support the notion that the SHR strain is a useful animal model system to investigate potential molecular mechanisms underlying fine motor skill problems in children with ADHD. (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)...
POSTED 08/31/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Developmental dyslexia: clinical aspects [Articles]
Developmental dyslexia (reading disability) is a specific impairment in learning to read that affects 3–6% of school children in English-speaking countries. It is overrepresented in clinical populations referred to child and adolescent mental health services because of its high comorbidity with conduct disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and other developmental disorders. Clinicians may fail to identify it unless they maintain a high degree of awareness and make specific inquiries. A three-stage approach (routine screening, in-depth examination and referral for further testing) is described. The features of dyslexia and the clues to its diagnosis are discussed. A number of simple tests for identifying it are available and familiarity with these should improve diagnosti......
POSTED 08/31/2010 at 05:00 PM --
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Testing Tic Suppression: Comparing the Effects of Dexmethylphenidate to No Medication in Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette's Disorder
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Aug 2010, Vol. 20, No. 4: 283-289. (Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology)...
POSTED 08/31/2010 at 02:29 PM --
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Patient-Centered Design of an Information Management Module for a Personally Controlled Health Record
Conclusions: Our patient-centered design process produced a usable ADHD-specific personal health application that minimizes the burden of data entry. Clinical Trial: NA (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)...
POSTED 08/29/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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"Are there shared environmental influences on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? Reply to Wood, Buitelaar, Rijsdijk, Asherson, and Kuntsi (2010)": Correction to Burt (2010).
Reports an error in "Are there shared environmental influences on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? Reply to Wood, Buitelaar, Rijsdijk, Asherson, and Kuntsi (2010)" by S. Alexandra Burt (Psychological Bulletin, 2010[May], Vol 136[3], 341-343). In the article, the surname of Jonna Kuntsi is misspelled throughout. The online versions of this article have been corrected. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2010-07936-002.) A recent large-scale meta-analysis of twin and adoption studies indicated that shared environmental influences make important contributions to most forms of child and adolescent psychopathology (Burt, 2009b). The sole exception to this robust pattern of results was observed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which app......
POSTED 08/29/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Appears Beneficial For Adults With ADHD
Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who received medication and individual sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) showed greater improvement in symptoms through 12 months compared to patients who did not receive CBT, according to a study in the August 25 issue of JAMA. "Approximately 4.4 percent of adults in the United States have ADHD, which is a disorder characterized by impairing levels of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
POSTED 08/29/2010 at 03:00 AM --
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Guanfacine Extended-Release: In Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(Source: Drugs)...
POSTED 08/29/2010 at 12:54 AM --
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Structural and functional imaging approaches in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Does the temporal lobe play a key role?
Abstract: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by widespread structural and functional abnormalities in the brain. We applied different structural imaging techniques such as voxel-based morphometry (VBM), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) to study anatomical differences between boys with ADHD and healthy controls, as well as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) together with independent component analysis (ICA) to detect functional alterations. 14 boys with ADHD and 12 controls were included in our study. Results of DTI showed the expected differences in frontal and cerebellar white matter. VBM and MTI indicated group differences in the temporal lobe. Applying ICA to fMRI data, we extracted four components; two posi......
POSTED 08/28/2010 at 04:43 AM --
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Some Fake ADHD to Get Meds, Special Treatment
Study shows that they can fool doctors on certain tests (Source: Pharmacy News - Doctors Lounge)...
POSTED 08/27/2010 at 12:00 PM --
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Some Fake ADHD to Get Meds, Special Treatment
Study shows that they can fool doctors on certain tests
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Page: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)...
POSTED 08/27/2010 at 11:00 AM --
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Grand Rounds.
Authors: Escabi Y, San Miguel L, Judd T, Hertza J, Nicholson J, Schiff W, Bell C, Estes B, Millikin C, Shelton P, Marotta P, Wingler I, Barth J, Parmenter B, Andrews G, Riordan P, Lipinski D, Sawyer J, Brewer V, Kirk J, Green C, Kirkwood M, Brooks B, Fay T, Barlow K, Chelune G, Duff K, Wang A, Franchow E, Card S, Zamrini E, Foster N, Duff K, Chelune G, Wang A, Card S, Franchow E, Zamrini E, Foster N, Green D, Polikar R, Clark C, Kounios J, Malek-Ahmadi M, Kataria R, Belden C, Connor D, Pearson C, Jacobson S, Yaari R, Singh U, Sabbagh M, Manning K, Arnold S, Moelter S, Davatzikos C, Clark C, Moberg P, Singer R, Seelye A, Smith A, Schmitter-Edgecombe M, Viamonte S, Murman D, West S, Fonseca F, McCue R, Golden C, Cox D, Crowell T, Fazeli P, Vance D, Ross L, Ackerman M, Hill B, Tremont G, Davi......
POSTED 08/27/2010 at 09:36 AM --
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy Improves Symptom Control In Adult ADHD
Adding cognitive behavioral therapy -- an approach that teaches skills for handling life challenges and revising negative thought patterns -- to pharmaceutical treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) significantly improved symptom control in a study of adult patients. The report from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers appear in the August 25 Journal of the American Medical Association... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
POSTED 08/27/2010 at 06:00 AM --
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Adderall has extreme side effects, but FDA says keep taking it
(NaturalNews) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug Adderall is known to cause serious physical side effects including heart attack, stroke, elevated blood pressure and heart rate, and even sudden death. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of this and more, but insists that people continue taking the drug anyway.Adderall is basically a cocktail of various amphetamine stimulants and is often referred to as "prescription speed". And because it is similar in makeup to illegal methamphetamines, it is highly addictive. So in addition to its many side effects, users will have a difficult time functioning without Adderall once they start taking it.Adderall also comes with a full slate of mental side effects as well as physical ones. Ironically, the drug can act......
POSTED 08/27/2010 at 02:00 AM --
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Behavioural therapy beneficial for ADHD
Cognitive behavioural therapy is beneficial for adults with ADHD, according to a new study. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)...
POSTED 08/27/2010 at 02:00 AM --
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Impact of Long-Term Treatment of Methylphenidate on Height and Weight of School Age Children with ADHD
Neuropediatrics 2010; 41: 55-59DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1261893AbstractStimulant-associated growth deficits in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have long been a concern. We chose 146 school age children diagnosed with ADHD being treated with methylphenidate (MPH) and 29 drug-free ADHD children, and followed them up for 2–4 years. We recorded the changes in height and weight after long-term methylphenidate treatment and analyzed the influence of confounding factors to growth in height, weight, and height velocity. The change of the gap between patients’ height and mean height in the methylphenidate group was −1.86±0.82 cm (P<0.001); in controls it was −0.26±0.51 cm (P<0.05). The changes of height standard deviation score (S......
POSTED 08/27/2010 at 01:52 AM --
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Unusual Neuroimaging in a Young Boy with Cerebral X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
We describe the case of a 7-year-old boy with cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting with neurobehavioral symptoms. Attention deficit with hyperactive behavior was followed by progressive memory retrieval deficits and difficulty in writing. A detailed review of the clinical history, clinical examination and contrast-enhanced brain nuclear magnetic resonance imaging disclosed indeed an atypical cerebral form of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy with diffuse anterior and posterior white matter involvement with a typical rim of contrast enhancement. A severe clinical deterioration occurred despite dietary treatment and hormonal replacement therapy. These rare but severe forms of atypical cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy can more often mimic attention deficit/hyperactivity disorde......
POSTED 08/27/2010 at 01:52 AM --
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