Attention deficit and hyperactivity

Do you have ADHD U.S. medical doctors use a publication published by the American Psychiatric Association to guide them in their diagnosis of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). That publication is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). To be diagnosed as ADHD, a person would have to have either six or more symptoms of inattention or six or more symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity for at least six months to a degree that is maladaptive and inconsistent to the person s developmental level. ... 

MODELS OF ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY DEFICIT (ADHD)... 

AD, alloxan-induced diabetic ADH, alcohol dehydrogenase ADH, antidiuretic hormone, vasopressin ADHD, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder... 

Children exposed prenatally to alcohol most frequently present with attentional deficits and hyperactivity, even in the absence of intellectual deficits or craniofacial abnormalities. Furthermore, attentional problems have been observed in the absence of hyperactivity, suggesting that the two phenomena are not necessarily related. Fetal alcohol exposure also has been identified as a risk factor for alcohol abuse by adolescents. Apart from the risk of FAS or FAEs to the child, the intake of high amounts of alcohol by a pregnant woman, particularly during the first trimester, greatly increases the chances of spontaneous abortion. 

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders due to Iodine Deficiency A Novel Iodine Deficiency Disorder Affecting the Offspring of Hypothyroxinemic Mothers... 

In the last decades, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders syndrome (ADHD) has been defined as a developmental disorder involving difficulties with sustained attention, distraction, poor impulse control and hyperactivity or inabihty to regulate activity level to situational demands. The disorder is befieved to occur early in childhood and is considered organic in pathology (Table 68.1). The current cfinical view is that the hyperactive—impulsive symptoms tend to emerge first in development, with those... 

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders due to iodine Deficiency 653... 

Mild degrees of hypothyroxinemia not associated with increased serum TSH values in a high percentage of pregnant women can cause CNS damage in the fetus, expressed as attention deficits and hyperactivity disorders. 

Dopamine is a chemical messenger produced within the nerve cells that is essential for the transmission of the nerve impulse and hence involved in a wide range of important functions, including movement, cognition and behaviour. Dysfunctions in the central nervous dopamine system can lead to diseases such as Parkinson s and schizophrenia. Alterations in the levels of this neurotransmitter have also been implicated in a variety of behavioural problems such as attention deficit and hyperactivity. 

Since 1990, unprecedented numbers of children and adolescents have been diagnosed with serious mental iUness. These illnesses include attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, autism, and bipolar disorder. For example, from 1994-1995 to 2002-2003, the rate of doctor s office visits for bipolar disorder among youth increased from 25 per 100,000 youths to 1,003. In addition, autism has become the fastest-growing developmental disability in the United States. 

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Kahbazi M, Ghoreishi A, Rahiminejad F, Mohammadi M-R, Kamalipour A, Akhondzadeh S. A randomized, doubleblind and placebo-controlled trial of modafinil in children and adolescents with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. Psychiatry Res 2009 168 234—7. 

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