Applying the Scientific Method Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a syndrome in which a person has difficulty focusing sustained attention on a task for a significant amount of time. In some cases this is accompanied by hyperactivity as well. It is currently being diagnosed at an all time high. Between 1989 and 1996‚ youth visits for ADD increased 90%‚ from 1.9% of total physician visits to 3.6%. Now a psychiatrist‚ Dr. Edward Hallowell is making a new distinction. He has described a similar set
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Casy Schwartz‚ in her article “In Thrall to Adderall” talks about her story in Adderall addiction since she was in the first year in the university until her job. Adderall is a medicine prescribed for patients who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) which is commonly seen in children more than in adult. Schwartz’s story began in the university when she had too much homework in school. Her friend gave her two pills of Adderall to help her to stay focus for long time to
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increase the risk of dependence‚ amphetamine rarely used. Let’s find out what amphetamine is! This compound has the chemical name of α-methylphenethylamine is a compound that has been used therapeutically to address obesity‚ attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)‚ and narcolepsy. Amphetamines increase the release of catecholamines which causes the number of classes of monoamine neurotransmitters (dopamine‚ norepinephrine‚ and serotonin) from the pre-synaptic nerve increases. Amphetamine
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We in America tend to take medications for almost any problem we have‚ from headaches to gastrointestinal pain‚ to more serious chronic disorders such as depression and attention deficit disorder. While many of the uses of such medications may be necessary and legitimate‚ many are not‚ and due to this fact‚ many people become dependent on medications‚ mentally‚ and or physically. This problem is not simply the fault of the individual; in fact‚ the blame can also be placed upon the medical community
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impairment. The first official recording of ADHD as an impairment was in 1968 in the second edition of the Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ or the DSM. The DSM defines ADHD as “A persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development” (Novella‚ NP). Anyone who is under 17 must show six or more symptoms for half a year or more‚ anyone over 17 must show five or more‚ and the symptoms
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Individual Assignment 2 Instructions Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a syndrome in which a person has difficulty focusing sustained attention on a task for a significant amount of time. In some cases this is accompanied by hyperactivity as well. It is currently being diagnosed at an all-time high. Between 1989 and 1996‚ youth visits for ADD increased 90%‚ from 1.9% of total physician visits to 3.6%. Now a psychiatrist‚ Dr. Edward Hallowell is making a new distinction. He has described a
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A Head-to-Head Comparison of Aripiprazole and Risperidone for Safety and Treating Autistic Disorders‚ a Randomized Double Blind Clinical Trial citation rationale subjects measures results Outcomes/ conclusions Ghanizadeh‚ A.‚ Sahraeizadeh‚ A.‚ & Berk‚ M. (2014). A head-to-head comparison of aripiprazole and risperidone for safety and treating autistic disorders‚ a randomized double blind clinical trial. Child Psychiatry and Human Development‚ 45(2)‚ 185-92. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ccbcmd.idm.oclc.org/10
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Would you be able to cope? That is the unspoken challenge laid down by “The Black Balloon‚” a harrowing‚ unsentimental portrait of a middle-class Australian family whose oldest son has severe autism compounded by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Would you find in yourself the seemingly infinite reserves of love and patience possessed by the Mollisons‚ the movie’s itinerant‚ highly stressed army family who have just moved to the suburbs of Sydney? Maybe not. “The Black Balloon‚” directed
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characteristics that do affect health and safety these children are usually have short attention spans and often quite hyper. Below are explanation of some children characteristics that may affect health and safety. ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Risk/Potential Hazard | Potential outcome | Ideas reducing the potential hazards | Scissors | Stab woundStab/cut wounds to other children | Plastic scissors | Table edges | If child falls could split head open | Round tables
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CAN DIET HELP STOP DEPRESSION AND VIOLENCE People in all around world‚ for many years have been seeing health news and questioning why is happening. One thing that people have been forgetting is how humans eat. Which one is the correct diet for people is the famous question that everyone wants to know. What are the best food or what are the best drinks. Humans can find any answer for those questions if they see how they eat‚ but always the answer is going to be different. Jurriaan Kamp is the author
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