ADD attention deficit

Attention deficit disorder (ADD)/Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) As an integral part of a total treatment program that typically includes other remedial... 

The past 25 years has led to a phenomenon almost unique in history. Methodologically rigorous research...indicates that ADD [attention deficit disorder] and hyperactivity as syndromes simply do not exist. 

ADD attention-deficit disorder. Patients with this disorder have problems in focusing. 

Carbamazepine (Tegretol) is an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug used in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder. It is also used to treat ADD (attention-deficit disorder). It is metabolized... 

Reducing problematic behavior to biological causes calls for pharmaceutical solutions and here too powerful corporate interests foster such explanations. The redefinition of hyperactivity as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), for example, has significantly benefitted the pharmaceutical industry. The use of Ritalin as a treatment for ADD has doubled since 1995, and it is prescribed to over 4 million children in the US. Production of the drug is up 700 % since 1990, and 90 % of the production is consumed in the US where pharmaco-genomics is a burgeoning field. Europeans have been more cautious, and the International Narcotics Control Board of the UN has expressed concern about the growing tendency to redefine behavior as amenable to pharmaceutical modification. 

Administer at the lowest effective dosage and adjust individually. Avoid late evening doses, particularly with the long-acting form, because of the resulting insomnia. Attention deficit disorder (ADD) When treating ADD in children, occasionally interrupt drug administration to determine if there is a recurrence of behavioral symptoms sufficient to require continued therapy. 

Sindelar, B. (2000) Diagnosis and treatment prectices in the field of ADD/ADHD/HD in Europe In Pompideau Group, eds. Attention Deficit/Hyperkinetic Disorders Their Diagnosis and Treatment with Stimulants. Strasbourg Council of Europe, pp. 55-101. 

AmiShsEfteypitesiare scheduled drugs which have a definite therapeutic use in the treatment of narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder (ADD) in children. Ritalin , Dexedrine and, to a lesser extent, Cylert are used in the treatment of ADD. It is believed that ADD is caused by a deficiency of brain NE and DA which normally help a child to focus his or her attention on... 

Although most of this chapter has focused on prescription sleep aids, there are a few prescription medications available to help you stay awake. The most commonly used OTC stimulant is caffeine. However, people with the sleep disorder narcolepsy are very sleepy during the day (no matter how much sleep they get) and often require prescription stimulants to alleviate their sleepiness. Stimulants are also prescribed for the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, sometimes called ADD), asthma, and obesity. 

Ritalin An amphetamine (methylphenidate) in widespread use for treating hyperactivity or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) in children because of... 

Methamphetamines are still legally produced in the United States for attention-deficit disorder (ADD) under the trade names Desoxyn or Ritalin (methylphenidate). As the street name speed suggests, amphetamines elevate mood, heighten endurance, and eliminate fatigue. 

Until the 1970s, methamphetamines were used for a variety of medical conditions in the United States. However, with the growing abuse of these powerful drugs, the federal government imposed strict controls on their usage and prescription. Currently, the use of methamphetamines in medicine are restricted for only a few types of medical conditions, including weight reduction for obese patients, narcolepsy, and attention-deficit disorder (ADD). 

Children with ADHD are inattentive, impulsive, and hyperactive. The areas of their brains that control attention and restraint do not function properly. Stimulant drugs, specifically amphetamines, have been used in the United States to treat children with inattention and hyperactivity disorders since the 1930s. MPH was also discovered to have a calming effect on hyperactive children and a focusing effect on those with attention deficit disorder (ADD). However, it was not until the 1960s that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved methylphenidate for the treatment of ADHD. At the turn of the twenty-first century, approximately 90% of all methylphenidate was prescribed for ADHD children. Most of the rest was prescribed to treat adults with a sleeping sickness known as narcolepsy. 

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association, 1788 Second Street, Suite 200, Highland Park, IL, USA, 60035, (847) 432-3223, (847) 432-5874, mail add.org, . 

Although the term attention deficit disorder (ADD), as ADHD was first called when the condition was named, had been in use since the 1970s, the problem was not new. There have... 

Health officials are concerned with a trend of young people misusing stimulants that are used to treat attention deficit disorder. A survey of students, ages 11 to 18, suggest that many young people seek to obtain ADD medication without a prescription. 

According to Vatz (1993), attention-deficit disorder (ADD) is no more a disease than is excitability. It is a psychiatric, pseudomedical term. Frank Putnam (1990), a director of one of NIMH s research units, applauded the growing number of clinicians and researchers condemning... 

Attention Deficit Disorder is a hidden disability. No physical marker exists to identify its presence, yet ADD is not very hard to spot. Just look with your eyes and listen with your ears when you walk through places where children are—particularly those places where children are expected to behave in a quiet, orderly, and productive fashion. In such places, children with ADD will identify themselves quite readily. They will be doing or not doing something which frequently results in their receiving a barrage of comments and criticisms such as Why don t you ever listen Think before you act. Pay attention. ... 

Regier, D. A., 8c Leshner, A. I. (1992, February). Request for applications Cooperative agreement for a multi-site, multimodel treatment study of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)/attention-deficit disorder (ADD) (Rep. MH-92-03). Washington, DC Department of Health and Human Services. 

Mirtazapine, modafinil, atomoxetine (add A/ith caution and at lower doses since bupropion could theoretically raise atomoxetine levels) both for residual symptoms of depression and attention deficit disorder... 

There are several types of disorders that, although they are encountered less often in clinical practice, we have chosen to discuss in this chapter. Compared to disorders discussed in earlier chapters, their biological basis is less well understood at this time, and the role of medications may be less clear. These disorders are Touiette s syndrome, eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia nervosa), attention deficit disorder (ADD), self-mutilation, sleep disorders, obesity, aggression, and chronic pain. 

Indications Narcolepsy, attention deficit disorder (ADD) Category Amphetamine Half-life 10-12 hours... 

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