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Attention Deficit Disorder: Hyperactivity
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ADHD costs USA more than drug abuse and depression - "ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is much more common in the USA than most people realise – ADHD costs sufferers approximately $77 billion every year. This is more than the total costs of drug abuse and depression, according to a new study carried out at Harvard University, USA.," by Medical News Today
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is found in as many as one in every 20 children (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1999). Boys are four 4 times more likely than girls to have the disorder (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1999).
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While Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is the official term and acronym used by today’s mental health care professionals, it is sometimes referred to by other names and abbreviations. For example, it is sometimes called:
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New research shows that Ritalin -- a drug used to treat hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder -- could help cancer patients feel more energized. In hyperactive people, Ritalin works to stimulate the part of the brain that inhibits general activity. In a brain that is not hyperactive... Ritalin is being shown to increase brain function in a way that results in increased energy levels, NewsChannel 4 reported.
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How can a parent cope with a child who has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Dr. Framingham lists many ways for a parent or caregiver to help the child who may be suffering. Click on this articles link and find out some of the answers you have been wanting to know.
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A common psychiatric disorder of childhood characterized by attentional difficulties, impulsivity, and hyperactivity; known earlier as attention deficit disorder. Other older names for this disorder include minimal brain dysfunction, minimal brain damage, hyperactivity, hyperkinesis, and hyperactive child syndrome. Over time, these names were modified due to their implications about etiology and core symptoms: minimal brain dysfunction seemed to imply that children with this disorder were brain-damaged, while hyperactivity and its synonyms named a feature seen in many but not all of these children.
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