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Drug Approval
In 2006, Daytrana was approved as the first skin patch medication for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Daytrana contains methylphenidate, the same drug used in Ritalin pills.
Drug Warning
- All ADHD stimulant medications now carry warnings that patients with a history of structural heart problems, high blood pressure, or disturbances in heart rhythm (arrhythmia) should not use these drugs. These warnings appear on the prescribing labels of methylph...
Expert & Community Posts
10 Books for Parents of Children with ADHD
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...available to help you cope with raising a child with ADHD. Parenting Children with ADHD: 10... Read more »
Sample Email to Friends, Relatives and Teachers for National ADHD Awareness Day
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...approximately 4% of adults have been diagnosed with ADHD. Even so, there is a great deal of... Read more »
For Adults with ADHD, Knowledge is Power
By ADDA , Health Expert...she was able to make after she learned that she had ADHD at the age of 57. Her diagnosis gave... Read more »
ADHD Around the World
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertA recent Share Post from Japan talks about how ADHD is not always accepted in other countries... Read more »
Sample Letter to Editor for National ADHD Awareness Day
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...approximately 4% of adults have been diagnosed with ADHD. Even so, there is a great deal of... Read more »
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ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed disorder in children, and affects between three and five percent of the U.S. population. While there is not yet a cure available for this long-term condition, the... Read more »Is ADHD Overdiagnosed?
...it is when the American Psychiatric Association adopted the name that is currently used. Symptoms of ADHD, such as hyperactivity, have been documented in medical science since the mid 1800s. Prior... Read more »Are We Overmedicating Our Children?
One of the main reasons for critics to believe ADHD is over-diagnosed is because of the increase in medications being prescribed to treat ADHD. According to an article, Almost Half of Kids with ADHD... Read more »Tips for Parents When a Child is Diagnosed with ADHD
When a child is diagnosed with ADHD, parents may be confused, not knowing where to turn or what to do. Below are ten tips for parents after their child has been diagnosed with ADHD: 1) ... Read more »Raising a Child with ADHD: Medication During the Summer Months
...counselor and yet none seemed to feel there was a problem, until, at 12 years old he was diagnosed with ADHD. In some ways, the diagnosis helped, as it let me know that I had been right all... Read more »Images
Medications
...treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It works by helping to restore the... Read more »
...disorder (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-ADHD) in children older than 6 years. It is... Read more »
... (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD) as part of a total treatment plan... Read more »
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Related News
Q&A: What is involved in getting tested for ADHD?
October 02, 2008A reader asks about the cost and procedures for being re-tested for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) after the reader's childhood... Read summary »
Analysis: Parents often frustrated, confused by ADHD options
October 02, 2008Melinda Tsuchiya from The Seattle Times reports on the confusion and frustration that many families experience after their child is diagnosed with... Read summary »
New ADHD guide offers information on treatments
October 03, 2008A new resource, 'The ADHD Parents Medication Guide,' offers information about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Co-sponsored by the American... Read summary »
Pharmacist: Doctors already knew about "new" ADHD drug risks
October 02, 2008Amid controversy surrounding the way the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) handled recent changes to labels for attention-deficit/hyperactivity... Read summary »
Video Games for ADHD
May 05, 2008SAN JOSE, Calif. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- As much as 6 percent of the American population has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a... Read summary »
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