Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

What Is ADHD, and Why Do People Say It Doesn't Exist?

| Posted 05.09.2012

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Written by Dr. Steven Kurtz This story is part of Speak Up for Kids, an annual public education program held during National Children's Mental Heal...

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Taming the ADD Epidemic

Allen Frances | Posted 05.09.2012

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Allen Frances

Martin Whitely offers a proven public health cure for this false "epidemic" of diagnosis and treatment, one that has already worked wonders in his native state of Western Australia.

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ADHD: The Medication Helps Daddy, Too

Kergan Edwards-Stout | Posted 04.16.2012

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Kergan Edwards-Stout

We finally decided to try the pharmaceuticals available, only to be met with warnings from countless well-meaning people, none of whom actually had children with ADHD. I began to feel as if, in some small way, they were judging our parenting skills and finding fault.

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: This Is Your Brain On ADHD

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.30.2011

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2011-12-30-caracarafjgkfgjkfjgirjgijfigfjgifjgjirjgjrijgifjgfjgjfkjcara.jpgAre more kids showing symptoms of ADHD? Or have they always had the disorder, but now more and more kids are being appropriately diagnosed?

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Can Mindfulness Help Manage ADHD?

Ronald Alexander, Ph.D. | Posted 01.22.2012

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Ronald Alexander, Ph.D.

When I recommend patients consider starting a mindfulness meditation practice, usually the first objection I hear is, "Oh, I could never mediate -- I'm too restless to be able to sit still long enough."

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Women With ADD

George Sachs, Psy.D. | Posted 01.10.2012

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George Sachs, Psy.D.

Women with ADD are often overlooked when they are young girls and, unfortunately, are not typically diagnosed with the disorder until they are adults.

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ADHD Can Be Diagnosed At Age 4, Pediatricians Group Says

The Huffington Post | Amanda Chan | Posted 12.19.2011

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, can be diagnosed as young as age 4 and as old as age 18, according to new guidelines from the Ameri...

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What Could -- And Couldn't -- Be Causing America's ADHD Epidemic

Lawrence Diller, M.D. | Posted 01.11.2012

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Lawrence Diller, M.D.

I believe epidemic a fair description for a drug that has multiplied in use ten-fold from 1996 to 2009, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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5 Tips For College Students With ADHD

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.05.2011

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Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.

In many college classes, it is "sink or swim." You get with the program, or you get kicked out of the program. Not exactly conducive to the success of the college student with ADHD.

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Is It ADD Or Your Blackberry?

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. | Posted 10.04.2011

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Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.

Is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) a real thing, or is it just a byproduct of the times we live in? We have overcommitted, over-scheduled and overextended ourselves. Have we been conditioned to be an ADHD/ADD society?

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Is It ADHD, OCD Or Both?

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. | Posted 08.31.2011

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Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.

Sometimes people with ADHD tend to have what look like compulsive tendencies. This is because we've learned to overcompensate for difficulties that we've experienced with distraction, disorganization and inattention.

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15 Signs You May Have Adult ADHD

Health.com | Posted 08.01.2011

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About 4 percent of adults have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and many others have never been diagnosed. (About half of kids with AD...

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To Eat Artificial Dyes or To Not

Katherine Leiner | Posted 06.08.2011

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Katherine Leiner

The F.D.A. acknowledged has that problems associated with artificial coloring might be similar in affect to peanut allergies inasmuch as only some children are affected by them.

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Drop The Rope

Katherine Ellison | Posted 11.17.2011

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Katherine Ellison

By forcing myself to be more honest than I'd ever previously dared, I realized how I was contributing to the arguments with my son. As one therapist put it, "He's provocative, and you're reactive."

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Is Daddy An A-Hole?

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mark Goulston, M.D.

I have been seeing increasingly more a-holes in my coaching practice. I know what you're thinking: Why would they ever go to a shrink for advice or help?

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How To Treat ADHD With A Nutritious Diet

Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leo Galland, M.D.

Sugar alone does not cause hyperactivity. It reduces the nutritional quality of the diet and may aggravate other food intolerances

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ADHD On The Rise? US Sees Increase In Attention Deficit Kids

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTA — A government survey says 1 in 10 U.S. children has ADHD, a sizable increase from a few years earlier that researchers think might be e...

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Is ADHD Genetic? Study Finds Link To Missing DNA

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 11.17.2011

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LONDON — Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to have missing or extra chromosomes than other children &nd...

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Do 2.5 Million Children Really Need Ritalin?

Sanford Newmark, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Sanford Newmark, M.D.

ADHD is often grossly and carelessly overdiagnosed. All too often a teacher complaint and a 10-minute talk with a pediatrician results in an ill-considered diagnosis and prescription.

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5 Ways to Find Out if You Have ADHD

New Harbinger | Posted 11.17.2011

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New Harbinger

You may be wondering if you have ADD. Perhaps you have difficulties staying on task and tend to interrupt others, among other difficulties. Here are some ways that may help you find out.

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ADHD Prescription Drugs Too Easy To Get

TIME NewsFeed | Posted 11.17.2011

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A new study has found that the initial self-report checklists used for ADHD diagnoses are actually quite easily faked by anyone who has a basic knowle...

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ADHD Entrepreneurs

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael B. Laskoff

Starting a new business is ridiculously hard. So why would any sane individual set out on this sort of quixotic journey? Some will tell you it's for love or passion, but I think that people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) do it out of necessity.

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We Need a Bullhorn - The Mute Voice of Adult ADD/ADHD

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 11.17.2011

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Michael B. Laskoff

Four to five percent (4-5%) of the adult population of America has ADHD. Even using the conservative figure, that's 12.4 million people - 50% more tha...

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Hitting the ADD/ADHD Wall - Over and Over Again

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 11.17.2011

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Michael B. Laskoff

Here's a simple question: how do I get all the way to being an adult without knowing that I have ADHD? I've been asking myself that since being diagno...

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The Inconvenient Truth About ADHD at College

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 02.20.2010

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Michael B. Laskoff

In reality, there's very little dispute that medication helps kids master tasks -- like performing better in school -- that are critical for success and happiness in later life.

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