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Health Encyclopedia: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Complications
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Complications
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- ADHD: The Basics
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- Diagnosis of ADHD
- Other Disorders Associated with ADHD
Complications
Emotional Disorders
More than half of children with attention-deficit disorder have accompanying disorders, including anxiety, depression, and conduct disorders. Children with ADHD who experience anxiety or depression are also more likely to suffer from low self-esteem.
Social Problems
Anti-Social Behavior. Even if these emotional disorders are absent in childhood, the ADHD child's relationship with others is volatile, and he or she is often unhappy from a very young age. Research indi...
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Expert & Community Posts
ADHD Past and Present
By Merely Me , Health ExpertWhen I was a kid back in the seventies ADHD as we know it now did not exist. Sure there were... Read more »
Parenting Checklist: What to Do When Your Child is Diagnosed with ADHD
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertWhether you think your child might have ADHD, has recently been diagnosed with ADHD or you have... Read more »
Learning Disabilities
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...twenty percent and thirty percent of people with ADHD have some type of learning disability. ... 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 »
Social Skills for the Child Who Doesn't Fit in
By Merely Me , Health Expert...fit in. And it does seem that children who have ADHD or other learning disabilities are more... Read more »
Health Guide
ADHD: The Basics
...IntroductionAccording to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a legitimate psychologic condition.ADHD is a syndrome generally... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Other Disorders Associated with ADHD
Other Disorders Associated with ADHDSeveral disorders may mimic or accompany attention-deficit disorder. ADHD exists alone in only about one-third of children. Many professionals object to the use of... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Behavioral Management
Behavioral ManagementBehavioral techniques for managing the child with ADHD are not intuitive for most parents and teachers. To learn them, caregivers may need help from qualified health care... Read more »Diagnosis of ADHD
...of Pediatrics issued its first guidelines for diagnosing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children in 2002. They include:Children between ages 6 - 12 should first be evaluated... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Medications
Several medications are available to treat ADHD.Psychostimulants: Methylphenidate (Ritalin) and Similar DrugsPsychostimulants are the primary drugs used to treat ADHD. Although these drugs... Read more »Images
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Medications
...treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It works by helping to restore the... Read more »
...treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of a total treatment plan,... Read more »
...disorder (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-ADHD) in children older than 6 years. It is... Read more »
...disorders (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD) as part of a total treatment plan... Read more »
...control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It may help to increase the ability to... Read more »
Related News
Reading Troubles Connected to Glaucoma
February 27, 2009By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Trouble reading may be pointing to more than aging eyes. New... Read summary »
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Leads to Behavioral Problems
August 03, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have significantly weakened social cognition and emotion-processing... Read summary »
ADHD Children at Risk for Alcohol Problems
May 18, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may face problems with alcohol as they get older. Two new studies... Read summary »
Diet Makes an Impact on ADHD
May 05, 2008SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- No parent wants her child taking a daily dose of drugs. But drugs are all many parents of kids with ADD or... Read summary »
ADHD Damages Workplace Efficiency
June 05, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than those without the disorder. As... Read summary »
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