ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Columnist Eve Tahmincioglu had a professional organizer help her declutter her office. It's nice to know that someone else finds Sweetarts under the clutter on their desk. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25477344/
Stimulant medication reduced sleep latency (the amount of time between going to bed and falling asleep), and reduced the amount of times people awoke in the middle of the night. Study participants also reported improvement with their sleep pattern. They felt they were more refreshed upon awakening. Study subjects took methylphenidate twice a day. It could [...]
When you have to have the newest tech gadget or go skydiving for the first time, your ventral striatum may be the culprit. The ventral striatum is also the section of the brain where drug and alcohol use induces the release of dopamine. In addition, compared to people without ADHD, people with ADHD have reduced activation in the ventral [...]
NS2359 is a mixed monoamine reuptake inhibitor. A study looked at the efficacy of NS2359 versus placebo in a double-blind randomized trial. There was no statistical difference in the total ADHD-RS scale score between those taking NS2359 and placebo. However, when looking at the inattentive type of ADHD, 41% of those who took NS2359 had an [...]
ABT-894 is a drug that is currently undergoing clinical trials for possible approval by the FDA for the treatment of adult ADHD. Drugs have to undergo specific study phases and must demonstrate safety and efficacy before they are approved by the FDA. ABT-894 is a neuronal nictotinic receptor (NNR) modulator. NNRs modulate the release of neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine and [...]
I'm reading ADHD in Adults (Barkley, Murphy, & Fischer, 2008) for a book review. The authors list the kids' game Simon as a test of executive function impairment in ADHD. Of course! That's a great idea! This is the electronic game where a sequence of colors is given to you, and you have to repeat it [...]
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found that St. John's Wort was not effective in treating childhood ADHD. Participants in the study either received St. John's Wort or a placebo. There was no decrease in ADHD behaviors in either group. I always ad a caveat that in the United States [...]
I had a great idea the other day. But I can't remember what it was. Here's how my thought process usually works (after my Adderall has worn off). Oh, that's a great idea! Lemme get a pen and paper... (Searching for pen and paper) Oh no! The thought is slipping away...far away... (Finds pen and paper [...]
In a study by Sung, et al. (2008), it was found that 73% of children with ADHD have difficulties sleeping. The study also found that children with sleep difficulties had a poorer quality of life, and they were more likely to miss school. Parents of children with sleep problems were more likely to be late to [...]
Here's another study on how taking stimulant medication for ADHD does NOT increase the chances of substance abuse. People who started taking stimulant medication at 6 or 7 years of age had the same substance abuse rate as non-ADHD people. In addition, people who started taking stimulant medication when they were 8 to 12 years of [...]