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Adult Onset ADHD

Adult Onset ADHD: Does it Exist? Is it Distinct from Youth Onset ADHD? There is a growing interest (and controversy) about ‘adult’ onset ADHD. No current diagnostic system allows for the

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ADHD Parenting among ADHD Adults

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 2014. DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2014.963858 “The Role of Parental ADHD in Sustaining the Effects of a Family-School Intervention for ADHD” Dawson, A.E., Wymbs, B.T., Marshall, S.A., Mautone,

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Risk of Suicide in ADHD

Suicide is one of the most feared outcomes of any psychiatric condition. Although its association with depression is well known, a small but growing research literature shows that ADHD is also

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ADHD and Suicide

Suicide is one of the most feared outcomes of any psychiatric condition.  Although its association with depression is well known, a small but growing research literature shows that ADHD is also

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ADHD Medication and Parenting

Raising children is not easy. I should know. As a clinical psychologist, I’ve helped parents learn the skills they need to be better parents. And my experience raising three children confirmed

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Collateral Information in Adult ADHD

Breda,V;, Rovaris, DL; Schneider Vitola, E.; et al. Does collateral retrospective information about childhood attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms assist in the diagnosis of attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults? Findings from a

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ADHD Diagnosis Collateral Retrospectives

Breda,V;, Rovaris, DL; Schneider Vitola, E.; et al.  Does collateral retrospective information about childhood attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms assist in the diagnosis of attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults? Findings from a

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ASRS in College Students

Gray et al. (2014), The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS): utility in college students with attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder. PeerJ 2:e324; DOI 10.7717/peerj.324 There has been ongoing interest in the identification of

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ADHD and Broken Bones

Adult ADHD is a Risk Factor for Broken Bones   Although some people view the impulsivity and inattentiveness of ADHD adults as a normal trait, these symptoms have adverse consequences, which

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Atomoxetine: Real World Dosing

Kabul,S; Alatorre,C; Montejano,LB; Farr,AM; Clemow, DB.   CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics 21 (2015) 936–942.   This study describes a large prescription database survey of dosing patterns of atmoxetine, between January 2006

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Locomotor Activity and Diagnosing ADHD

This article reviews existing evidence for the use of locomotor activity measures in diagnosing ADHD. The authors conducted a meta-analysis of published studies using motion measures to compare patients with ADHD

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Epilepsy and ADHD Treatments

Ettinger AB1, Ottman R, Lipton RB, Cramer JA, Fanning KM, Reed ML. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in adults with self-reported epilepsy: Results from a national epidemiologic survey of epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2015 Jan

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ADHD in Young Adults – A Longitudinal Study

P, Kuntsi J. Childhood predictors of adolescent and young adult outcome in ADHD.   J Psychiatr Res. 2015 Jan 29. pii: S0022-3956(15)00022-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.01.011. This investigation examined predictors, including a variety of

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ADHD and Insomnia

ADHD itself is associated with sleep difficulties, independent of ADHD medications. Thus, it is very important that sleep quality is assessed prior to treatment so that the changes due to treatment

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