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Treatment
A combination of a psychostimulant, most commonly methylphenidate (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 both, and standard community care. While all four groups improved, medication -- when carefully monitored -- was more effective than behavior therapy alone, and its effects were similar to combination therapy. The combined approach, ...
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Expert & Community Posts
ADHD Treatment: Sleep Better With Stimulants
By Dr. Ballas , Health ExpertFor people who are taking stimulants to treat ADHD, insomnia is a real concern. The medications... Read more »
FDA Recommends Continuing Medication Based on Limitations on New Study
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertADHD medications are once again in the news this week. A study released this week indicated an... Read more »
Stimulant Medication Abuse for Weight Loss
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertParents of children with ADHD are frequently concerned about one of the major side effects of... Read more »
You’ve Just Been Diagnosed with AD/HD: Now What?
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert...evaluation and you now have the answer. You have adult ADHD. Mystery solved! But...now what? As... Read more »
New Research Raises Questions About Long Term Effectiveness of ADHD Medications
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...raised about not only the long term effectiveness of ADHD medications but on the integrity of... Read more »
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ADHD and Substance Abuse
...addition, a study showed that of adults seeking medical treatment for addictions, 10% to 20% had ADD/ADHD. Substance abuse impacts every aspect of someone’s life. It can interfere with... Read more »ADHD and Cardiovascular Risk
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Stimulant medication, often prescribed to help relieve the symptoms of ADHD, can sometimes cause elevated heart rates and blood pressure. Patients and their doctors are... Read more »St. John's Wort
There are a number of herbal remedies some patients with ADHD use as a treatment for ADHD. St. John’s wort, pine bark extract and blue-green algae are some of the herbal treatments commonly used.... Read more »Concerta, Daytrana, Metadate CD, Methylin, Ritalin, Ritalin SR, Ritalin LA
...nervous system stimulant. Although the exact reason Concerta works to help control and manage symptoms of ADHD is not fully understood, it is thought to work directly on norepinephrine and... Read more »Pharmaceutical Companies Make a Profit on ADHD Diagnosis
One of the debates over the whether ADHD is over-diagnosed is the relationship between the increasing diagnosis and the profit the pharmaceutical companies are making from the medications being... Read more »
Medications
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Related News
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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