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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Varied Treatment Uses

often prevalent in adolescent populations (APA, 1994). It must be noted that secondary oppositionalism is common and an accepted ...

The School Nurse and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

the educational setting, and considers the role of school nurses. At a time when an increasing number of students are receiving s...

Learning Problems and Comprehensive Assessments

onset of ADD/ADHD is the sense that children with this condition demonstrate oppositional behaviors and are "out of control." Thi...

Analyzing Websites for Parents of Children with ADHD and ADD

make things easier at home, there is a link to survival tips for parents. The site also includes a list of references used, some w...

Symptoms Prior to Diagnosing Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder

around 8 or 9 oclock at night, depending on their age. So they have a lot of trouble getting to sleep, and there is a tendency fo...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Russell Barkley

that the individual suffers constantly, since childhood, and that the symptoms continue throughout life and are quite severe in ma...

Students with Autism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Education

Within six years the name was changed again and is now well know by the acronym ADHD (1997). While the names have changed, that d...

An ADHD Review

"generalized impulsivity disorder, with the traits of impulsivity manifesting at the motor, emotional, social, and attentional lev...

An Article Critique on ADHD

Studies conducted by Chelune, Ferguson and Richard and Lou, Henriksen and Bruhn all suggest the theory of "frontal lobe underactiv...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Drug Therapies

of critiques of drug therapy versus the use of other treatment measures are the central themes of this paper. Background of Psych...

Students with Attention Deficit Disorder and Educational Strategies

oppositional behaviors and are "out of control." This perspective often complicates the learning process, creating a distraction ...

ADHD and the Role of the Psychiatric Nurse

motor vehicle crashes, substance abuse, and illegal behavior" (Visser, Lesesne and Perou, 2007, S99). Symptoms include irritabili...

ADHD: A Critique of the Research

and Perou (2007) report that an estimated five to eighteen percent of youth in the US are diagnosed with ADHD and most receive so...

Article Reviews On Learning Disabilities

different links only to be brought to lists advertising college programs, books or other products. Returning to the home page, thi...

ADHD Diagnosis And Assessment

in grades Kindergarten through 8 (Erford and Hase, 2006). It has 24 items that are rated on a scale of 1 to 5, almost never to alm...

What is ADHD?

in a childs behavior in that it violates the norm. Eventually, the child is examined and possibly diagnosed with ADHD. ADHD is th...

Brief Overview of ADHD

the teacher are dependent on both the age and the developmental level of the child, as well as the curriculum for that particular ...

CHADD

parents completely overlook the fact that "children mature at different rates and are very different in personality, temperament, ...

Attention Deficit Disorders

affected children at risk for developing anxiety and depression (Capano, et al, 2008). In general, the behaviors associated with ...

Environmental Modification and ADHD

Cause 2. Environmental Modification a. Music and Art Appear Promising...

Speech-Language Therapy/Children w/ADHD

strategies used to identify the function of the target behavior" (Stahr, et al, 2006, p. 201). In other words, an intervention is ...

Article Critique/ADHD Study, An Intervention

hypothesized that "Shawns off-task behavior served a dual function," that involved both positive and negative reinforcement mechan...

Observation of a Child with ADHD

I observed his activities from 9 a.m. through lunch and into his playground period after lunch. There were multiple transitions d...

Psychiatric/Mental Health Web Site Analysis

many other disorders. Given the prevalence of both ADD/ADHD and Depression, this user linked to each of these disorders. The ADD/A...

Medicalization

the degree to which homosexuality may be a medical condition. The medical profession has since moved on from this approach and the...

Adolescent Depression and ADHD

for the disorder. On medication now, he says that he is more focused than at any other time of his life. He always wanted to do ...

Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Importance of Early Intervention

with ADHD and CD have the same psychophysiological response patterns in studies which are similar to those with antisocial persona...

Developmental Psychology and a Premier Virtual Computer Generated Symposium

labeled and controlled by drugs, something that alleviates the difficulties for the teachers and parents, but has unknown latent e...

Nutrition and Health Science

claims with some skepticism. However, understanding the basics of nutrition and how it affects the mind and body is relevant for e...

Ritalin and the Hazards of its Use

depression and even cancer in mice (Wittmeier 29). Some preschoolers on the drug also can experience severe social withdrawal, inc...