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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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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
New Research on ADHD and Driving
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...previous share post, "Teens Behind the Wheel with ADHD", I discussed the findings of a study... Read more »
Talking to Your Children About ADHD
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertWhen a child is first diagnosed with ADHD, it is natural for the parent to have questions. They may... Read more »
A Walk in the Park Helps ADHD Symptoms
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert...non-medication related ways to treat their or their child's ADHD. There are a small percentage... Read more »
Light Therapy for Adults with ADD
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...light therapy might also help to reduce symptoms of ADHD. The Centre for Addiction and Mental... Read more »
The Latest on Alternative Treatments
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert...Washington Post reported on alternative treatments for ADHD, partly because a new study was... Read more »
Health Guide
Can ADHD Be Accurately Diagnosed?
...diagnosis, there has been a long running debate on the accuracy of the diagnosis as well as whether or not ADHD is over-diagnosed. The main symptoms of ADHD include hyperactivity, impulsiveness... Read more »ADHD: Traditional vs. Alternative Treatment
Traditionally, ADHD is treated with a combination of medication and behavioral therapy. Alternative treatments are any other treatments that claim to either cure or treat symptoms of ADHD, for... 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: Risk Factors
In the U.S., the number of diagnosed cases of ADHD in children increased from 1990 to 1996, from nearly 950,000 to over 2.4 million. As of 2004, about 4.5 million children between the... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Treatment
...(Ritalin), and cognitive-behavioral therapy is proving to be the best option for treatment of children with ADHD.In 1999, a large study compared medication, behavior therapy, a combination of... Read more »Images
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Related News
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 »
Heart Tests for Kids With ADHD
April 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children with an undetected heart condition may be at risk of sudden cardiac death if they take stimulant medications. Now, new... 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 »
Treating Childhood Mental Disorders
August 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's estimated 15 million children have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, but only about one quarter of them are getting... Read summary »
Super Kids: Indigo Kids Debate
May 05, 2008ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Little Kai looks and talks like any other 3-year-old. "I like to play chicken games and another game about... Read summary »
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