English 10CPA 22 March 2010 Behavior Modifying Drugs: Should parents turn to drugs in efforts of helping their children with ADHD? “ADHD is a common behavioral disorder that affects an estimated 8% to 10% of people in the United States” (Kutscher). Boys are about three times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with it‚ though it is not yet understood why. Children with ADHD generally have problems paying attention or concentrating. They cannot seem to follow directions and are easily bored or frustrated
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The Controversy of Medication So many parents that live in the United States are informed every single day that their children are indentified in having EBD and ADHD. There are many controversial topics on the subject of ADHD and EBD that include teachers‚ parents‚ educational psychologist‚ administrators and doctors that this is taking into consideration whether or not these children with learning disabilities should be given medication or do these individuals have the right to demand that the
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initially identified his chief concern as the patient’s episodes of lying‚ but the predominant depressive symptoms became the major focus of treatment initially; however‚ there was underlying suspicion of ADHD. These episodes of lying may be a result of his impulsivity‚ as an atypical presentation of ADHD‚ which also manifested in his poor executive functioning and distractibility. These symptoms‚ both at home and school‚ persisted despite improvements in his mood. While on dexmethylphenidate ER‚ he finally
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is true and cannot be edited by others. We should also make sure the author is a reliable person‚ and make sure we look into them and cross reference any information that we gather online. For this assignment‚ I decided to research children with ADHD which means children that have attention deficit hyper disorder. Many kids are diagnosed with this disorder every year. Many kids are misdiagnosed because their parents feel as though they are too hyper and have short tension spans‚ which is normal
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Helen Nesterenko 2/23/15 ELA‚ Lipari What Effect Does Being ADHD Have on a Child? Many children and adults are identified as ADHD or ADD (having attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) in our current society‚ and many of us just stray away from such individuals. There is nothing wrong with ADHD‚ it just means that the child’s brain is wired differently. What no one does‚ is think of the effects on the individual that is created because we decide
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diagnosed with EBD or ADHD were prescribed some type of medication to help manage their symptoms. In my opinion I feel as though many children benefit greatly from these medications‚ especially those with severe cases. On the other hand I also feel as though we are depending too much on these medications‚ which leads to some children receiving medications they may not need. Overall‚ I am at a crossroads when it comes to medicating children with EBD and ADHD. Many children with EBD and ADHD are prescribed
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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is defined by intense inattention‚ hyperactivity‚ and impulsiveness in a child. People with ADHD have many problems in academic settings. Some of these problems are similar to the problems of people with learning disabilities: slow and inefficient reading‚ slow essay-writing‚ and frequent errors in math calculation and the mechanics of writing.” ( Berkeley p. 1) There are other characteristic of Attention-Deficit
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gather on ADHD. This site is also a guide into related diseases like ADD. The NIMH website‚ gives accurate information about ADD/ADHD‚ it gives authority and a sense of reliability of the information received from the advisors‚ educators‚ and other sources‚ the website also provides us with an abundance of updated information about current diseases and symptoms. The site is accurate because the NIMH website has given us information about ADHD and other diseases that are similar to ADHD. The website
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1.) My research question is “Is ADHD being misdiagnosed or even over diagnosed.” 2.) When looking at databases I used Web of Science. It’s a multidisciplinary database‚ because it includes science and social science with humanity citation indexes and only includes articles from high impact research articles. 3.) For search terms I used ADHD misdiagnosis‚ ADHD over diagnosis‚ Parent and Child‚ Child Psychology‚ and ADHD. 4.) For ADHD misdiagnosis there where 7 results found which I think
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both the childhood and the adolescent years. The diagnosis of conduct disorder shall be compared and contrasted against oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and the correlation that conduct disorder has with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Standard medical definitions for these disorders‚ as well as the growing body of literature on this field‚ shall be included to better round out the discussion and to signify the impact of such disorders on children and adolescents. Conduct Disorder
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