Neuroscience
ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
American Academy of Pediatrics
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Upon release, the new guideline resulted in a good deal of commentary, analysis, and media coverage. Here is an example, from the Pharmalot blog: Read the blog entry here.
- Parliamentary Private Members' Debate On Medication Use In Adhd
A discussion about ADHD and medication was held today as a Private Members' Debate at Westminster. Set by Pat McFadden MP (pictured above), the debate includes response by the Minister of State, Department of Health. Available for streaming at Parliament...
- Prescribed Stimulant Use For Adhd Continues To Rise Steadily
A press release from the NIH: Prescribed stimulant use for ADHD continues to rise steadily NIH and AHRQ study finds pace of the rise has slowed in recent years "The prescribed use of stimulant medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...
- Modafinil, Adhd, And The Fda
From The Washington Post: Use of Drug to Treat ADHD in Children Opposed Associated Press Friday, March 24, 2006; Page A11 The narcolepsy drug modafinil should not be approved as a treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children until...
- In The Weeklies: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
This week's Morbidity and Mortaility Weekly Report (MMWR) includes an article about the prevelance and treatment of ADHD: Mental Health in the United States: Prevalence of Diagnosis and Medication Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder...
- Tv & Attention Spans?
The New York Times reports today that "In the last two years, two ... studies have failed to find any link between television exposure and symptoms of attention-deficit disorder. The most recent, published this month in the journal Pediatrics, based its...
Neuroscience
American Academy of Pediatrics New ADHD Clinical Practice Guideline
ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
American Academy of Pediatrics
pdf download
Upon release, the new guideline resulted in a good deal of commentary, analysis, and media coverage. Here is an example, from the Pharmalot blog: Read the blog entry here.
- Parliamentary Private Members' Debate On Medication Use In Adhd
A discussion about ADHD and medication was held today as a Private Members' Debate at Westminster. Set by Pat McFadden MP (pictured above), the debate includes response by the Minister of State, Department of Health. Available for streaming at Parliament...
- Prescribed Stimulant Use For Adhd Continues To Rise Steadily
A press release from the NIH: Prescribed stimulant use for ADHD continues to rise steadily NIH and AHRQ study finds pace of the rise has slowed in recent years "The prescribed use of stimulant medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...
- Modafinil, Adhd, And The Fda
From The Washington Post: Use of Drug to Treat ADHD in Children Opposed Associated Press Friday, March 24, 2006; Page A11 The narcolepsy drug modafinil should not be approved as a treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children until...
- In The Weeklies: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
This week's Morbidity and Mortaility Weekly Report (MMWR) includes an article about the prevelance and treatment of ADHD: Mental Health in the United States: Prevalence of Diagnosis and Medication Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder...
- Tv & Attention Spans?
The New York Times reports today that "In the last two years, two ... studies have failed to find any link between television exposure and symptoms of attention-deficit disorder. The most recent, published this month in the journal Pediatrics, based its...