]> http://www.healthedia.com/popular/articles/add-adhd ADD/ADHD - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/patients-doctor/885492?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 The top ten reasons why the U.S. needs more pharmaceutical companies (satire): Cures: We need drug companies to keep finding cures for major diseases. Look at all the cures they've found so far like... well... okay, they haven't actually found any c... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:25:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/patients-doctor/885492?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/patients-doctor/885493?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 If the auto industry operated like Big Pharma: fifteen things you might notice: Companies would make up new reasons why you need more automobiles, hoping to convince you to buy a dozen or more. They might say you need one car to make you feel happy,... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:16:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/patients-doctor/885493?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/884670?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 I wonder how many high school athletes will start complaining of attention problems after this story gets a little more press. ... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:33:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/884670?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/healthy-children/883508?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Sally is a two and a half year old with tight blond curls. She came to my Pediatric Developmental Clinic with her worried parents because of poor language and communication skills along with unusual behaviors and interactions that concerned both her ... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:20:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/healthy-children/883508?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/883513?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Almost a year ago, a study was published in the February 2007 Nature Genetics suggesting that 90 percent of autism may have a genetic basis. Either a deletion or a duplication of a section of chromosome 16 seems to contribute strongly to susceptibili... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:37:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/883513?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-psychology/882542?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 As reported initially by the Boston Globe, then covered by the AHRP Blog and Furious Seasons, Massachusetts has implemented a mental health screening process for its children on Medicaid. It would make sense that if mental health is to be examined, ... Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:12:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-psychology/882542?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/882339?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 The Angry Pharmacist touches this controversial topic with his 10-foot pole.... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:40:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/882339?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/882060?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Charlie is an only child so reports about siblings of autistic children like that by novelist Karen Olsson about a young woman named Tarah Perry in the February New York Times Magazine, and in the December 24th Time magazine lead me mostly to spe... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:08:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/882060?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/881954?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Filed under: Elementary school, Emotions, DisciplineRecently, I watched an episode of E True Hollywood Story about Ty Pennington, from Extreme Home Makeover. He discussed his struggles growing up and how he began finding his way in life after he was ... Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:02:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/881954?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/881324?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 While most children occasionally exhibit tempter-tantrums, researchers warn that parents may want to be especially vigilant of certain types of tantrums. A recent study finds specific types of tantrum behaviors which appear to be connected to depres... Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:44:32 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/881324?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/adhd-medications-treatments/880532?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 ADHD commonly co-occurs with other disorders, such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, learning disabilities, tics, and substance abuse.These disorders tend to run in families, tend to be inherited or have a genetic component, whether occurring... Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:19:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/adhd-medications-treatments/880532?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/adhd-medications-treatments/880330?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 The Drug Enforcement Administration (FDA) is now allowing doctors to write up to three one-month prescriptions for ADHD medications during one office visit. Previously, doctors were allowed to write only one prescription per visit. The prescriptio... Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:24:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/adhd-medications-treatments/880330?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/teen-health-411/880357?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Well, I never thought I would say this, but I wish I lived in New York this month. Apparently the Child Study Center is running some amazing ads about autism, depression, ADHD, bulimia, OCD, and Asperger's syndrome that are really catching the attent... Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:39:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/teen-health-411/880357?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/880201?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 The December 14th Guardian reports on a study that has found that geography, race, class and gender play a greater role in determining a child s chances for getting help, over and above the nature of the learning difficulty. The study was don... Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:15:20 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/880201?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/880178?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 It goes without saying that the New York University s Ransom Notes ad campaign dominated discussions in the autism community for the past two weeks. The images of the ads have been removed from the Center s website and (as of this posting) ... Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:10:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/880178?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/879969?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 That s the question The New York University Child Study Center must be asking itself in regards to its new public awareness campaign about childhood mental illness, in New York City. The problem? Their edgy advertising may have gone too far a... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:10:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/879969?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/879894?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Campaign on Childhood Illness Succeeds at Being Provocative is the headline for an article in today s New York Times by Joanne Kaufman about the New York University Child Study Center s Ransom Notes public service campaign. Provocative ... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:16:44 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/879894?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/adhd-medications-treatments/879800?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Previous studies have not found a difference in response to methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Metadate CD) based on sex. However, a new study of 136 boys and 48 girls aged 6 to 12 did find different responses. Girls are more likely to have inattent... Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:19:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/adhd-medications-treatments/879800?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/879691?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 One of the objections to the NYU Child Study Center s Ransom Notes ad campaign is that it portrays autism, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, bulimia, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder as kidnappers who have abducted a child and are ho... Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:21:27 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/879691?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/879599?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 When researchers start referring to their own work in the field as a bible when it comes to the topic of their research, it makes you wonder if they re perhaps drinking too much of their Kool-Aid. After all, researchers are supposed to be obj... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:39:21 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/879599?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/879641?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Yesterday, health council members in New Jersey passed a resolution requiring that all children over the age of six months who attend daycare or preschool must have flu shots. The vote took place at an open meeting where numerous parents opposed ... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:45:13 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/879641?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/879615?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Many continue to voice their concern and, indeed, outrage at the New York University Child Study Center s Ransom Notes advertisement campaign. A continually update list of blogs by autistic persons and by parents of autistic children can be f... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:00:22 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/879615?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-john-briffas-blog/879583?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 I not so long ago wrote about the research which has found that hyperactivity in children can seemingly be triggered by certain food additives. However, just like about any health issue one care s to mention, hyperactivity (or attention deficit hyp... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:02:43 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-john-briffas-blog/879583?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/879560?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Good news. Here are the highlights:The drugs most responsible for this year s modest decline in illicit drug use are marijuana and various stimulant drugs, including amphetamines, Ritalin (a specific amphetamine), methamphetamine, and crystal metha... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:48:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/879560?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/anxiety-addiction-depression/879672?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 ADHD Stimulants Boost ER Visits... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:28:06 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/anxiety-addiction-depression/879672?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/879277?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Reader Theresa Cerulli just forwarded this Letter to the Editor that she had sent to the New York Times and went unpublished. The letter addresses the OpEd mentioned here (pitching physical vs. mental exercise), and refers to the Cogmed working memo... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:09:05 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/879277?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/879184?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Here s an interesting article from the BBC website. Scientists believe they have located a new brain area essential for good memory - the irrelevance filter .People who are good at remembering things, even with distractions, have more activit... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:15:25 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/879184?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/879170?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Rescue me: That is the essence of the message of the Ransom Notes public awareness campaign that the New York University Child Study Center is launching. I ve noted the use of shocking and alarmist language in the ads, which feature fic... Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:51:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/879170?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/879176?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 As the time for final exams approaches, it is important to think about ways to maximize studying. I came across some expert tips for studying when you have a learning disability. These would also apply well to anyone with ADD/ADHD (or just anyone wh... Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:09:06 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/879176?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/878922?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Your child has autism, or ADHD (or one of the diagnoses on a certain sensationalistic awareness campaign). And then you start to notice some things about yourself -Tomorrow s New York Times looks at some parents (including my friend Phil... Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:35:17 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/878922?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/878868?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 A number of readers expressed at least disagreement and often outrage at the New York University Child Study Center soon to be launched Ransom Notes public awareness campaign, whose message is that Millions Of Children [are] Held Hostage By Psychiat... Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:50:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/878868?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/878693?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 As a reader of my blog, I wanted to let you know that I will be on a talk radio show on Saturday December 8th, 2007 at 12 noon Eastern time (EST). I will be interviewed about ADD/ADHD. I believe this show will focus mostly on child and teen ADHD. It... Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:45:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/878693?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/878658?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 You see a friend or family member in pain. You reach out. You want to help them, but you don t know what to do. Maybe they re grappling with depression, or maybe it s ADHD or anxiety, or something you don t really understand like bipolar diso... Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:51:17 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/878658?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/878498?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 The New York University Child Study Center is launching a Ransom Notes public awareness campaign with the message that Millions Of Children [are] Held Hostage By Psychiatric Disorders. The ad for autism says: We have your son. We will make sur... Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:13:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/878498?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/878352?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Quite some time ago, I wrote an article on this blog about ADHD, pilots and ADHD medication. This is a tricky issue -because we all want pilots to be safe in the air, and I believe that people with ADHD can be outstanding pilots and should be allowe... Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:04:21 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/878352?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/878199?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 You ve probably heard of depression if you ve listened to a radio or watched a TV in the past 25 years. You can t miss the commercials for medications that treat it ( Depression hurts ). Depression is the common cold of mental disorders, be... Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:14:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/878199?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/878187?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Giving autistic children psychiatric medications is a not uncontroversial topic; giving children young children such medications is equally controversial. The December issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatr... Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:03:16 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/878187?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/878147?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Have you heard about sensory processing disorder (SPD)? Neither had I until I read this article in the most recent issue of Time Magazine. It s no wonder In PsycINFO, the psychological research database, only 29 citations were noted for this dis... Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:47:37 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/878147?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/878122?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Some symptoms of autism appear to improve in children when they have a fever, suggests a study published in the journal Pediatrics today.The connection between a high temperature and a reduction of autism symptoms has been observed by many parents, ... Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:26:13 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/878122?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/878132?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 It's called sensory processing disorder (SPD), something that physicians haven't heard of, but I'm sure the drug companies will be correcting that soon:Never heard of it? You're in good company. Neither have many pediatricians, neurologists, psycholo... Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:31:14 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/878132?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/878089?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Filed under: Health and Safety, Elementary school, Middle school, Toddler, Preschooler, Teenager, In the NewsTIME magazine has a fascinating story about kids with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), a disorder you've likely never heard of........yet.S... Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:31:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/878089?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/878028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 There are moments always out of the blue and fleeting that my 10 1/2 year old son Charlie speaks with total lucidity, complete clarity of pronunciation, and in almost a full sentence (Charlie usually speaks in phrases of one to three words, with ... Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:28:08 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/878028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/877716?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Says Larry Powell, manager of Disability Resources at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in the November 29th Reuters: The Asperger s population is much bigger than we think it is .If we could put together systems that would adequatel... Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:01:41 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/877716?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/877655?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Medical Condition Won t Stop Model from Competing: America s Next Top Model Contestant Makes It to Final Five, Despite Disability reads a headline in today s ABC News. Heather Kuzmich, who was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and ADHD at ... Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:20:29 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/877655?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/877055?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 From the November 25th Drudge Retort:Clinton: Boost Autism FundingDemocrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday pledged to help autistic families [my emphasis] by boosting funding for research and education to $700 million a year. I think it s ti... Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:09:46 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/877055?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/richard-g-petty-md/876751?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 It is amazing how many people remain resistant to the idea that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a genuine problem. It is likely becoming more common as we live in a progressively more demanding world in which our inner resources ca... Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:02:46 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/richard-g-petty-md/876751?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/richard-g-petty-md/876752?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 An extremely important article by researchers from the National Institute of Mental Health has just been published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. It suggests that children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD... Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:47:49 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/richard-g-petty-md/876752?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/876667?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 One of my favorite topics here at World of Psychology is pointing out the poor choices we make when faced with very little knowledge. You d think human beings, when faced with a lack of data, would choose not to do anything in order to protect them... Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:30:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/876667?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/875898?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 A new study about ADHD in the November 12th Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the brains of those with ADHD mature normally but at a different (as in a delayed) rate. The New York Times ran an article on November 13t... Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:37:58 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/875898?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/875857?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84 Dr Maggie Watts, vice chairman on alcohol for the Scottish Association of Alcohol and Drug Action Teams, suggests that moderate drinking during pregnancy could be the hidden cause of autism, attention deficity hyperactive disorder (ADHD), and o... Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:52:36 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/875857?rsstype=populararticles&cid=84