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Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
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Child Development
ADHD Symptoms Persist for Most Young Children Despite Treatment
February 11, 2013 — Nine out of 10 young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to experience serious, often severe symptoms and impairment long after their original ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
Mental Health Research
Mental Health
Children's Health
Controlled Substances
Large Study Shows Substance Abuse Rates Higher in Teenagers With ADHD
February 11, 2013 — A new study revealed a significantly higher prevalence of substance abuse and cigarette use by adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) histories than in those without ADHD. ... > full story -
Children's Health
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Epilepsy Research
Child Psychology
Exposure to Antiepileptic Drug in Womb Linked to Autism Risk
January 31, 2013 — Children whose mothers take the antiepileptic drug sodium valproate while pregnant are at significantly increased risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, suggests a small ... > full story -
Working to Identify Early Warning Signs in Juvenile Offenders
January 29, 2013 — Red flags are easy to recognize in the days following a tragic event like a mass shooting. That’s why a group of researchers is working to identify those early warning signs in juvenile ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
Mental Health
Mental Health Research
Child Development
Children's Health
Childhood Diagnosis of ADHD Increased Dramatically Over 9-Year Period
January 21, 2013 — The rate of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder rose dramatically between 2001 and 2010 with non-Hispanic white children having the highest diagnosis rates, according to ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
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Mental Health Research
Children's Health
Personalized Medicine
DNA Chip to Diagnose Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
January 21, 2013 — Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common childhood neuropsychiatric disorder. Yet there is currently no tool that will confirm the diagnosis of ADHD. Now a researcher has ... > full story -
Mistaking OCD for ADHD Has Serious Consequences
December 18, 2012 — Obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder appear very similar, but have very different neuropsychological roots. New evidence demonstrates that there are enormous ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
Mental Health
Mental Health Research
Child Development
Infant's Health
ADHD Linked to Oxygen Deprivation Before Birth
December 10, 2012 — Children who had in-utero exposure to ischemic-hypoxic conditions, situations during which the brain is deprived of oxygen, were significantly more likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity ... > full story -
Study Examines Psychotropic Medication Use Among U.S. Adolescents With Mental Disorders
December 3, 2012 — A survey finds that 14.2 percent of adolescents ages 13 to 18 years with any mental disorder reported being treated with a psychotropic medication in the last 12 months, which researchers suggest ... > full story -
Adults With ADHD Commit Fewer Crimes When on Medication
November 22, 2012 — Criminal behaviour in people with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) dropped sharply during periods when they were on medication, according to a new extensive registry ... > full story
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