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Saturday | Psychology Today

DSM-5 Controversy Is Now Firmly Transatlantic

Proposed draft revisions to the DSM, which the American Psychiatric Association recently made available on its website , are stirring major controversy on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Autism, Health, Medicine, Medication

Fri Feb 10, 2012

Life With ADHD

Are Natural Supplements For Adhd An Affordable Option Worth Considering

For most part, at least in theory, the idea of natural supplements for ADHD makes a lot of sense.

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Related Topix: Medicine, ADHD, Health, Medication, Homeopathy

Medical News Today

No Association Between Stimulant Treatment For ADHD And Increased Risk Of Cardiac Events In Youth

Main Category: ADHD Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology ; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 10 Feb 2012 - 1:00 PST Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder affects 5-9% of youth and is frequently treated with stimulant medications, such as methylphenidate and amphetamine products.

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Related Topix: Medicine, ADHD, Health, Medication, Columbia University, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Heart Attack

Ann Arbor.com

February is Heart Health Month - involve the kids, and show your heart some love

Dear Kerry, My 8-year-old son's teacher says he has ADHD and wants me to get the doctor to give him Ritalin.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, ADHD, Medication, Entertainment

Medical News Today

How Stimulants Work To Control Hyperactivity

It has long been known that psychostimulant drugs have the paradoxical effect of reducing hyperactivity.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, Medication, ADHD, Health, Pharmacology

Thu Feb 09, 2012

KOLD-TV Tucson

Annual survey tracks UA student health and wellness

Every year the University of Arizona does its Health and Wellness survey. The 2012 survey is being administered right now.

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Related Topix: University of Arizona, Drugs, Medicine, Medication

The Gaston Gazette

Michigan man accused of forging prescriptions in Gaston County

David Oakley, 59, of 10055 Rivershore Drive SW, Caledonia, Mich., is accused of fraudulently obtaining Ritalin from Walgreen's at 2500 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, on Dec.

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Related Topix: Gaston County, NC, Medicine, Medication, Gastonia, NC, Health, Massage Therapy

Wed Feb 08, 2012

Psychology Today

ADHD News Not Fit to Print

The fact that some individuals harbor unfounded doubts about ADHD isn't surprising to see in print once again.

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Related Topix: ADHD, Health, Medication, Family, Parenting

EurekAlert!

Stimulant treatment for ADHD not associated with increased risk of cardiac events in youth

Washington D.C., February 8, 2012 - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder affects 5-9% of youth and is frequently treated with stimulant medications, such as methylphenidate and amphetamine products.

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Related Topix: Medicine, ADHD, Health, Medication, Healthcare Law, Law, Columbia University, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Heart Attack

Tue Feb 07, 2012

EurekAlert!

Mechanism of calming hyperactivity by psychostimulant drugs identified

It has long been known that psychostimulant drugs have the paradoxical effect of reducing hyperactivity.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, Medication, ADHD, Health, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Pharmacology

Philly.com

Check Up: "Denursifying" of schools puts children at added risk of medication errors

Lorraine Durkin, a nurse at Franklin Learning Center who was assigned to two more schools.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Medicine, Nursing, ADHD, Health, Medication, Methadone, Dayton, OH

Ernie The Attorney

Does Mass Media Inhibit Critical Thinking Skills?

On TV the other day there was a story about whether doctors in the United States over diagnose ADD and ADHD in children.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Medicine, ADHD, Health, Medication, Law

Ann Arbor.com

Is Ritalin the solution?

How do you entertain a hyperactive child? Certainly not by floating casually down the lazy river at a water park.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Tsunami, Natural Disasters, ADHD, Health, Epidemic, Parenting, Entertainment

Mon Feb 06, 2012

Life With ADHD

Are ADHD Pills The Answer For Hyperactive Kids

Most doctors prescribe ADHD pills such as amphetamines , non stimulants or even an anti depressant for children with ADHD.

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Related Topix: ADHD, Health, Family, Kids, Medication

PsychCentral

Ritalin Gone Right: Children, Medications and ADHD

A week ago, an op-ed appeared in the New York Times by L. Alan Sroufe, a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Minnesota's Institute of Child Development, questioning society's reliance on medications to help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder .

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Related Topix: ADHD, Health, Medication, Psychology, Science, University of Minnesota

Sun Feb 05, 2012

CiteULike

ADHD Medications and Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events in Young and Middle-aged Adults

These agents can increase heart rate and blood pressure, raising concerns about their cardiovascular safety.Objective To examine whether current use of medications prescribed primarily to treat ADHD is associated with increased risk of serious cardiovascular events in young and middle-aged adults.Design, Setting, and Participants Retrospective, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, ADHD, Medication

Boston.com

Meds for ADHD: They Work, But Is That the Right Question? - Child in Mind - Boston.com

Recently my teenage daughter presented me with a moral dilemma. Up to one third of the kids in her high school are prescribed some kind of psychiatric drug, most of them stimulants like Ritalin.

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Related Topix: ADHD, Health, Family, Kids

NewsTarget.com

Even pediatricians want suicide warning placed on ADHD drugs

Both ADHD's diagnosis and treatment with mild altering psychiatric drugs have been frequently contested topics.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Focalin, Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride (generic)

Philly.com

ADHD medicine shortage frustrating patients, parents

Stephen and Trish Luberda with their children Sierra, 14; Makena, 11; and Karlee, 17, at their home in Reading.

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Related Topix: Medicine, ADHD, Health, Medication, Drug Enforcement Administration

Sat Feb 04, 2012

Scotsman.com

2 million Ritalin doses prescribed in Scotland last year

MORE than two million daily doses of Ritalin were prescribed to children in Scotland last year despite calls for doctors to reduce their use of the mood-altering drug.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Health, ADHD

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