ADHD Blog

Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and ADHD

Over the past few decades, a consensus has emerged among psychopathologists that some patients exhibit a well-defined syndrome referred to as sluggish cognitive tempo or SCT. There are no diagnostic criteria

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Risky Decision Making and ADHD

Adults with ADHD are more likely to have accidents, to drive unsafely, to have unsafe sex and to abuse substances. These ‘real world’ impairments suggest that people with ADHD may be

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Emotional Dysregulation and ADHD

One of the many great contributions of Dr. Russell Barkley was his conceptualization of ADHD as a disorder of self-regulation. ADHD people have difficulties regulating their behavior, which lead to the

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Neural Correlates of ADHD

Neural Correlates of Symptom Improvement Following Stimulant Treatment in Adultswith Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Zhen Yang, PhD, Clare Kelly, PhD, Francisco X. Castellanos, MD, Terry Leon, MS, Michael P. Milham, MD, PhD, and

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Broken Bones and ADHD

Although some people view the impulsivity and inattentiveness of ADHD adults as a normal trait, these symptoms have adverse consequences, which is why doctors consider ADHD to be a disorder. The

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Acetaminophen and ADHD

Many media outlets have reported on a study suggesting that mothers who use acetaminophen during pregnancy may put their unborn child at risk for ADHD. Given that acetaminophen is used in

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Side Effects of Acetaminophen – ADHD?

Does Acetaminophen use During Pregnancy Cause ADHD in Offspring? Many media outlets have reported on a study suggesting that mothers who use acetaminophen during pregnancy may put their unborn child at

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Supplementary GXR for Adult ADHD

Psychiatry Research 2016 236:136-141. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.12.017“Supplementary guanfacine hydrochloride as a treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: A double blind, placebo-controlled study.”Butterfield ME, Saal J, Young B, Young JI. Guanfacine

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