Neuroscience
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 --- United States, 2003
From the report's Editorial Note:
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- Neuropsychology Abstract Of The Day: Adhd Prevalence
Polanczyk G, de Lima MS, Horta BL, Biederman J, & Rohde LA. The Worldwide Prevalence of ADHD: A Systematic Review and Metaregression Analysis. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2007 Jun; 164(6): 942-948. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Division, Hospital...
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The full-text contents of the following article is available on the Pediatrics website at this link [Click here]: Ronald T. Brown, Robert W. Amler, Wendy S. Freeman, James M. Perrin, Martin T. Stein, Heidi M. Feldman, Karen Pierce, Mark L. Wolraich and...
Neuroscience
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 --- United States, 2003
From the report's Editorial Note:
This report provides the most recent national and state-specific estimates of the prevalence of children aged 4--17 years ever diagnosed with ADHD. The findings indicate considerable variability in ADHD diagnosis by state of residence and certain sociodemographic characteristics. Certain state variation in ADHD diagnosis might be attributed to underlying state differences in diagnostic practice, sociodemographic characteristics, or both.
This report is also the first to document national and state-specific prevalence of medication treatment for ADHD using national survey data. Although ADHD is considered a chronic condition, to what extent the "ever" diagnosed rate reflects current levels of clinical symptomatology is unclear. However, because children with ADHD often are not treated with medication, current medication treatment prevalence can serve as a minimum estimate of overall ADHD prevalence.
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Anthony H. Risser | neuroscience | neuropsychology | brain
- Adult Adhd Leads To More Accidents And Poorer Performance At Work
What happens when children with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) grow up and go to work? According to Ronald Kessler and colleagues, at least some of them continue to experience cognitive difficulties, thus impairing their...
- Neuropsychology Abstract Of The Day: Adhd Drivers
Reimer B, D'Ambrosio LA, Coughlin JF, Fried R, & Biederman J. Task-induced fatigue and collisions in adult drivers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Traffic Inj Prev. 2007 Sep; 8(3): 290-299. AgeLab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...
- Neuropsychology Abstract Of The Day: Adhd Prevalence
Polanczyk G, de Lima MS, Horta BL, Biederman J, & Rohde LA. The Worldwide Prevalence of ADHD: A Systematic Review and Metaregression Analysis. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2007 Jun; 164(6): 942-948. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Division, Hospital...
- 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...
- Adhd Treatment
The full-text contents of the following article is available on the Pediatrics website at this link [Click here]: Ronald T. Brown, Robert W. Amler, Wendy S. Freeman, James M. Perrin, Martin T. Stein, Heidi M. Feldman, Karen Pierce, Mark L. Wolraich and...