Essays Tagged: "ADHD"

Ritalin

mulant. In medicine, Ritalin's primary use is treatment of Attention Deficit /Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). The mode of action in humans is not completely understood, but Ritalin presumably activates t ... brain stem and the cortex to produce its stimulant effect. Recently, the frequency of diagnosis for ADHD has increased dramatically. More children and an increasing number of adults are being diagnose ...

(6 pages) 170 0 4.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

to you.This is what it is like for many people who have Attention Deficit HyperactivityDisorder, or ADHD. Once called hyperkinesis or minimal brain dysfunction, ADHD is oneof the most common mental di ... llchildren, and it is likely to occur two to three times more in boys than in girls.People who have ADHD may be unable to sit still, plan ahead, finish tasks, or becompletely aware of what is going on ...

(4 pages) 323 2 3.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Gender: Why are girls less diagnosed than boys?

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, more commonly known as ADD or ADHD, has become much more common recently. As of 1994 the DSM-IV stated that about 3%-5% of America ... was because the way society raises girls, or are boys really at a higher risk for it.To begin with, ADHD can be divided up into 3 different sub-categories. There are the hyperactive-impulsive type, th ... reated her. The one variable that I am most interested in for this study is how the label of having ADHD effects girls as opposed to boys. This topic is relevant to developmental psychology because it ...

(8 pages) 428 0 4.5 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

An introduction to Attention Deficit Disorder. What are some ADHD facts? What causes Attention Deficit problems? What are common treatments for ADHD?

An introduction to Attention Deficit DisorderHere are a few ADHD facts:(sources are listed after their related material and direct quotes are marked with quotes ... are from the sources listed below the related information)Some people call it ADD and some call it ADHD, but they are the same condition. ADHD is the most recent name given to the group of conditions ... known as attention deficit disorders. (http://home.att.net/~tamingthetriad/page24.html)People with ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder usually exhibit a few distinct traits: a short att ...

(3 pages) 430 1 3.6 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Attention Deficit Disorder an Otherness in America ADD and how it makes the people who have it social outcasts.

suffer moderate to severe levels of ADD (Cooley 1998). Even though Attention Deficit Disorder with (ADHD) or without hyperactivity is defined as an imbalance of the brain's ability to manufacture spec ... that some, so called scholarly people, still go as far as to say"college students have elevated the ADHD excuse to an art form. Nobody's dog eats homework anymore, ADHD did it" (Cooley, 1998). Kelly a ...

(6 pages) 167 1 4.1 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Attention Deficit Hyperactivty Disorder

Identifying and diagnosing ADHD is indeed a vital step. Parents will usually be able to see signs of ADHD by the time the child ... see if the child's disturbing behaviors could be a disorder.Some children may have the symptoms of ADHD but they really do not have a disorder. There are many factors that can cause these symptoms, s ... d adults who are extremely disorganized but these people do not have a disorder.When diagnosed with ADHD the patient should undergo treatment. Getting the proper treatment will certainly help the ADHD ...

(8 pages) 188 0 3.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

ADHD: Is Ritalin Overprescribed?

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also know as ADHD, is a behavioral syndrome that can be found in both adults and children. Former ally known as h ... lessness, inability to sit still, and difficulty concentrating on one thing for any period of time. ADHD can be managed many different ways including through medication. One of these medications is Ri ... hat this drug is being given out too often. (Web Md, 2002)Children are more common to show signs of ADHD than adults are. There is not a definite test to determine whether a person has ADHD. A diagnos ...

(6 pages) 195 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder which people are diagnosed with when they h ... ttention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and boredom. It is sometimes difficult to diagnose one having ADHD, because people say there is no evidence of neurological differences, or the criteria is too br ... . Still, about 5% of children and 3% children are known to be effected by it by many experts. After ADHD is revealed there are many treatments people could use. Stimulants are one form of treatment ma ...

(5 pages) 111 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Should children with ADHD be on Ritilan or similar drugs? Are psychiatrists using this to make money? Is ADHD diagnosis real or made up for the profit of greedy people?

It is far too easy for today's psychiatrists to label America's children with ADHD. Out of their own laziness and greed, these children are chemically straight-jacketed to shut t ... found out that drugs are not the answer.Experts have hidden agendas behind diagnosing a child with ADHD. There isn't a single normal childhood activity that isn't considered a so called symptom of AD ... lude: inattention, hyperactivity, and inability to follow directions. If these are the criteria for ADHD, then every child in America should have ADHD. Psychiatry invented these criteria and is using ...

(2 pages) 140 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

ADD- What is ADD? How is it diagnosed?

and are oblivious to weather they have it. What is ADD? ADD stands for Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is another term for ADD. They are the same thing, ... r Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is another term for ADD. They are the same thing, though ADHD is the official name which doctors use.ADD is something that kids, teens, or adults can have. T ...

(3 pages) 149 2 4.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

ADHD.

Approximately 4 percent of the population within the United States has ADHD. (NIMH) About one-half to two-thirds of the children who are diagnosed will continue to have so ... e-half to two-thirds of the children who are diagnosed will continue to have some difficulties with ADHD during their adulthood.(NIMH) According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diso ... ing to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders there are three different types of ADHD; ADHD combined type, ADHD predominantly Innatentive type, and ADHD Hyperactive Impulsive type ( ...

(3 pages) 142 1 3.1 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

This is paper on ADHD, symptoms, solutions, and statistics.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder known as ADHD, it is a disorder that is found in children and can continue into adulthood. The child has the ... ly in getting this disorder. There are a large number of people that are affected.Psychiatrists say ADHD arises as a developmental failure in the brain circuitry that underlies inhibition and self-con ...

(3 pages) 125 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Dealing with Bipolar Disorders in Children: A mother's story of Despiration.

Just recently I had discovered that I was dealing with a child that not only had ADHD, ODD, developmental delay, but he was also diagnosed with having bipolar disorder. I just hung ...

(2 pages) 34 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

(ADHD) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ntion for more that a few minutes (Understanding the...). Timothy has Attention Deficit Disorder or ADHD.ADHD is not a learning disability but a behavioral problem. ADHD affects 3% to 5% of all school ... to 5% of all school-aged children and is most common in boys (Understanding the...). Children with ADHD often know their behavior is disruptive, but they can't seem to do anything about it.This disor ...

(5 pages) 122 0 3.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Understanding and Overcoming ADHD

ADHD is attention deficit disorder accompanied by impassivity and over activity. Medical scientists ... s attention deficit disorder accompanied by impassivity and over activity. Medical scientists think ADHD is caused by a chemical problem in the brain. The front part of the brain helps you pay attenti ... ntrate, organize things, and put breaks on impulsive or unacceptable behavior. People's brains with ADHD may not be able to use the brain's main signal senders, neurotransmitters, the way it is suppos ...

(6 pages) 98 0 4.5 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Disorder: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

INTRODUCTIONADHD has generated enormous public concern for obvious reasons. Perhaps the most obvious one may be ... n affected by the disorder. NIMH estimates that 2-5% or 2 million young children are diagnosed with ADHD. No one knows how many teenagers and adults are affected. Individuals with ADHD have difficulty ... hts shift continuously making it difficult to complete a single task. At times a person affected by ADHD will not recognize that someone is talking to them because they are so wrapped up in thought.AD ...

(8 pages) 106 1 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Pray You Never Have to Confront Florida's Public School System About Your Child

problems. Just mentioning a topic, controversial or not, as the one of religion in the classrooms, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), etc. can be hazardous. If you state an opinion or a ... For example: the most common reaction from school authorities when faced with a child with possible ADHD, is to misinform her/him and the parents about psychotropic drugs (amphetamines), and demand a ...

(2 pages) 37 3 3.7 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderIdentifying and diagnosing ADHD is indeed a vital step. Parents will usually be able to see signs of ADHD by the time the child ... see if the child's disturbing behaviors could be a disorder.Some children may have the symptoms of ADHD but they really do not have a disorder. There are many factors that can cause these symptoms su ... d adults who are extremely disorganized but these people do not have a disorder.When diagnosed with ADHD the patient should undergo treatment. Getting the proper treatment will certainly help the ADHD ...

(8 pages) 109 1 4.3 Dec/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Adult ADD and ADHD references included

ut for those with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), it's the way of life."...ADHD is the most common behavioral disorder of childhood. It occurs ... tic syndrome' or 'hyperactivity' (Comings, 1992)." "For decades, psychologists have tracked ADD and ADHD in children, who make up more than 95 percent of all cases. However, recent research has shown ...

(5 pages) 119 2 4.5 Dec/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Child development

Final PaperChild developmentAlexandra SoucyADHD IN CHIlDREN AND TEENSWhen my son was little he had a problem paying attention and he seemed to ... d very easily. But I thought it was normal for children that age. But later I found out that he had ADHD. So what is ADHD? ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It is thought to be ... makes it difficult to pay attention and to sit still. In fact, "studies have shown that people with ADHD have less of the neurotransmitter dopamine in their brains than do other people. This chemical ...

(10 pages) 203 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology