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CLINICAL TRIALS
A Safety and Tolerability Study of ABT-089 in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
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Neuropsychological Functioning Among Children With Tourret's Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
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A Safety and Tolerability Study of ABT-089 in Adults With Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
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NEWS
Medical News: Readers Say ADHD Overdiagnosed - in Pediatrics, ADHD/ADD from MedPage Today
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Medical News: ADHD Drug Helpful in Adult Depression - in Psychiatry, Depression from MedPage Today
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Medical News: ADHD Drugs Don't Damage Hearts - in Cardiovascular, Strokes from MedPage Today
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
 
LATEST FEATURES
November 29, 2011
fMRI Shows Functional Brain Abnormalities in Children with ADHD
CHICAGO — Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) researchers identified abnormalities and disrupted pathways in brains of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),... More »
October 17, 2011
Pediatricians Issue Dangerous New Treatment Guidelines For Attention Deficit Disorder
Despite its... More »
October 17, 2011
Pediatricians Issue Dangerous New Treatment Guidelines For Attention Deficit Disorder
Despite its... More »
August 11, 2011
Problems of Overdiagnosis and Overprescribing in ADHD
Doubt and... More »
May 19, 2011
The Epidemic of Attention Deficit Disorder: Real or Fad?
Attention... More »
December 14, 2010
FMRI shows dysfunction in bipolar, ADHD patients
University of Illinois at Chicago researchers using functional MRI found the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex region of the brain is less active in patients with pediatric bipolar disorder and attention... More »
October 18, 2010
Keys to Success in ADHD Treatment
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July 28, 2010
High School Students With ADHD: The Group Most Likely to...Fizzle
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July 21, 2010
ADHD Wreaking Havoc on Marriage
ADHD may be more prevalent than we know, and it may be taking a toll on marriage. Findings suggest that many adults with the disorder never received a diagnosis as children. More »
July 7, 2010
Integrative Management of ADHD: What the Evidence Suggests
As many as 80% of patients who use herbal preparations and other natural products regard these therapies as the primary treatment of their [ADHD] symptoms. More »
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MULTIMEDIA

Top Paper of the Year—Integrative Management of ADHD: What the Evidence Suggests
January 6, 2011

More than half of parents treat their child’s ADHD symptoms with vitamins, dietary changes, and expressive therapies—but only a small minority tell their doctor. And roughly 8 out of 10 patients who use complementary and alternative medicine treatments regard them as primary therapy. Listen to Dr Richard Balon discuss his choice for "Top Paper of the Year"—an article on CAM therapies written by Dr James Lake.

 
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

ADHD Quiz
November 2, 2010

Which scales can help diagnose ADHD in adults? Are CT, PET, EEG, and MRI reliable diagnostic tools for ADHD? These questions and more in this week's quiz.

 
JOURNAL SCAN
Behavioral and Brain Functions | Download References | Altered tryptophan and alanine transport in fibroblasts from boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): an in vitro study
www.behavioralandbrainfunctions.com - 9/24/11
The catecholaminergic and serotonergic neurotransmitter systems are implicated in the pathophysiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The amino acid tyrosine is the precursor for synthesis of the catecholamines dopamine and norepinephrine, while tryptophan is the precursor of serotonin. A disturbed transport of tyrosine, as well as other amino acids, has been found in a number of other psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism, when using the fibroblast
CAPMH | Download References | A systematic review of the safety information contained within the Summaries of Product Characteristics of medications licensed in the United Kingdom for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. How does the safety prescribin
www.capmh.com - 1/10/12
The safety of paediatric medications is paramount and contraindications provide clear pragmatic advice. Further advice may be accessed through Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and relevant national guidelines. The SPC can be considered the ultimate independent guideline and is regularly updated. In 2008, the authors undertook a systematic review of the SPC contraindications of medications licensed in the United Kingdom (UK) for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med -- Abstract: Exposure to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Low Socioeconomic Status: Effects on Neurocognitive Development and Risk of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring, January 2, 2012, Nomura et al. 0 (2012):
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Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a monthly professional medical journal published by the American Medical Association, publishes original, peer-reviewed clinical and basic research articles
ADHD Medications and Cardiovascular Risk, December 28, 2011, Shaw 306 (24): 2723 JAMA
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Few medications have received as much public scrutiny as those used for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD). ... Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Neuropsychopharmacology - Abstract of article: Altered Serotonergic Function may Partially Account for Behavioral Endophenotypes in Steroid Sulfatase-deficient Mice
www.nature.com - 12/21/11
Neuropsychopharmacology, the official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, publishing the highest quality original research and advancing our understanding of the brain and behavior.
 
MEDLINE
Sleep habits, parasomnias and associated behaviors in school children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
pubmed.gov - 10/10/11
Considerable clinical data support an association between sleep problems and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We aimed to investigate the sleep habits, associated parasomnias and behavioral symptoms in primary school children with ADHD. Forty primary school children with a clinical diagnosis of ADHD and 40 age-sex-matched healthy community controls were recruited. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire providing information regarding sleep habits and nighttime and daytime symptoms was used. About 22% of children with ADHD (versus 2.9% of the controls) needed their parents to accompany them while going to sleep (p: 0.008). Transitional objects were needed by 8.1% of ADHD children in contrast to 2.9% of controls. Nightmares, overactivity during sleep, habitual snoring, and bed-wetting were significantly higher in the ADHD group. ADHD children needed significantly more time to go to sleep on school days (p < 0.02). Children undergoing evaluation for ADHD should be
Emotion regulation via the autonomic nervous system in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
pubmed.gov - 8/1/11
Despite growing interest in conceptualizing ADHD as involving disrupted emotion regulation, few studies have examined the physiological mechanisms related to emotion regulation in children with this disorder. This study examined parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system reactivity via measures of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and cardiac pre-ejection period (PEP) in children with ADHD (n=32) and typically developing controls (n=34), using a novel emotion task with four conditions: negative induction, negative suppression, positive induction, and positive suppression of affect. Both groups showed strong task-response effects in RSA. However, typically developing children showed systematic variation in parasympathetic activity (RSA) depending on both emotion valence (more activation for negative emotion, reduced activation for positive emotion) and task demand (more activation for suppression than induction). In contrast, children with ADHD displayed a stable pattern of
Does Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder increase the risk of suicide attempts?
pubmed.gov - 10/1/11
To determine if Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a risk factor for suicide attempts.|Data were drawn from the National Comorbidity Replication Survey (NCS-R), a nationally representative sample of adults (N=8098).|Of the 365 adults with current ADHD, 16% attempted suicide. After controlling for the presence of comorbid disorders, logistic regression analyses revealed that the ADHD was not a not a strong predictor of suicide attempts; having one or more comorbid disorders was associated with fourfold to twelvefold elevated risk.|The small sample size of respondents with ADHD who attempted suicide significantly reduced the probability of determining which specific comorbid disorders were correlated with parasuicide.|Early treatment of ADHD and comorbidity may reduce the risk of suicide attempts and improve its prognosis.
Micronutrients reduce stress and anxiety in adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder following a 7.1 earthquake.
pubmed.gov - 9/30/11
The role of good nutrition for resilience in the face of stress is a topic of interest, but difficult to study. A 7.1 earthquake took place in the midst of research on a micronutrient treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), providing a unique opportunity to examine whether individuals with ADHD taking micronutrients demonstrated more emotional resilience post-earthquake than individuals with ADHD not taking micronutrients. Thirty-three adults with ADHD were assessed twice following the earthquake using a measure of depression, anxiety and stress also completed at some point pre-earthquake (baseline). Seventeen were not taking micronutrients at the time of the earthquake (control group), 16 were (micronutrient group). While there were no between-group differences one week post-quake (Time 1), at two weeks post-quake (Time 2), the micronutrient group reported significantly less anxiety and stress than the controls (effect size 0.69). These between group
The attenuation of dysfunctional emotional processing with stimulant medication: an fMRI study of adolescents with ADHD.
pubmed.gov - 9/30/11
Functional neuroimaging studies of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have focused on the neural correlates of cognitive control. However, for many youths with ADHD, emotional lability is an important clinical feature of the disorder. We aimed to identify the neural substrates associated with emotional lability that were distinct from impairments in cognitive control and to assess the effects that stimulants have on those substrates. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess neural activity in adolescents with (N=15) and without (N=15) ADHD while they performed cognitive and emotional versions of the Stroop task that engage cognitive control and emotional processing, respectively. The participants with ADHD were scanned both on and off stimulant medication in a counterbalanced fashion. Controlling for differences in cognitive control, we found that during the emotional Stroop task, adolescents with ADHD as compared with controls demonstrated atypical
 
PRACTICE GUIDELINES
National Guideline Clearinghouse | Best evidence statement (BESt). Pharmacological treatment of aggression in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Best evidence statement (BESt). Pharmacological treatment of aggression in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
National Guideline Clearinghouse | Child/adolescent attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) clinical practice guideline.
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Child/adolescent attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) clinical practice guideline.
National Guideline Clearinghouse | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Diagnosis and management of ADHD in children, young people and adults.
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Diagnosis and management of ADHD in children, young people and adults.
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NGC is the National Guideline Clearinghouse.
National Guideline Clearinghouse | Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.



 
FROM PHYSICIANS PRACTICE
'What They Should Really Teach in Medical School'
Julie Schopps, MD , February 6, 2012
The North Carolina-based pediatrician weighs in on why she thinks the real learning doesn't take place until students are out of the classroom.
Improve EHR Systems by Rethinking Medical Billing
Daniel Essin, MA, MD, February 6, 2012
Separating billing-related data from other clinical documentation and transmitting it to a billing system is not difficult …no matter how the charting is done.
Keeping Your Medical Practice’s Accounts Receivable on Track
P.J. Cloud-Moulds, February 4, 2012
Here are the minimum reports you should be running to keep an eye on your practices A/R.
Healthcare Providers Play Crucial Role in Helping Victims of Abuse
Stephen Hanson, PA-C , February 3, 2012
I would urge each and every one of you to be familiar with the warning signs of abuse, and the resources available to you all as healthcare providers.
Protecting Your Medical Practice's Data
Marisa Torrieri, February 3, 2012
Here's the scoop on how to implement a good data-backup plan at your office.
 
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