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Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Kids with autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may soon get a saviour in the form of a novel vest that will provide them anxiety relief. The therapeutic vest, brainchild of Brian Mullen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, delivers a “portable hug” known as deep pressure touch stimulation. The vest, [...]
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Science Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Children with autism and ADHD may soon get anxiety relief from a novel "deep-pressure" vest. The vest, which can also be used for adults with mental illness, delivers a "portable hug" called deep pressure touch stimulation (DPTS). "People with developmental disorders and mental illness are often overwhelmed in everyday environments such as school and the workplace, and solutions available...
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NC Mental Hope News (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
By Nancy J. White Denise Difede sat in the audience, stunned. She'd attended the workshop on adolescent girls and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder because of her daughter's diagnosis. But then the speaker described adult women with the disorder – procrastinators, unorganized, bad at time management, problems in relationships. "I thought, 'Omigod, that's me,'...
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
Denise Difede sat in the audience, stunned. She'd attended the workshop on adolescent girls and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder because of her daughter's diagnosis.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treated in an investigational study with OROS® methylphenidate tablets experienced significantly greater improvements in their ADHD symptoms compared to patients taking placebo, according to findings from a trial published in Biological Psychiatry.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
GREEN BAY, Wis., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega 3 fatty acids bound to phospholipids deserves to be further considered as a credible natural alternative and may have beneficial effect on impulsivity in ADHD patients, recent in vivo French study reveals.
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Health - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, affects 11 percent of boys and 4.4 percent of girls. The patch delivers methylphenidate through......
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
The inmate accused of killing a fellow convict aboard a Baltimore-bound prison bus shows signs of a slew of mental problems, including schizo-affective disorder, fetal-alcohol syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a psychiatrist testified Tuesday.
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World of Psychology (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Attention deficit disorder is a classic example of the medicalization of mental disorders, where virtually everyone “believes” it is some sort of biochemical or brain disorder and so medications are the appropriate (and wildly popular) treatment choice. Medications are the right and appropriate treatment choice for ADHD; not because it is a medical disease,...
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NC Mental Hope News (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
It was almost like the medication wasn't working. At first, Jason Cunningham and his wife, Tracy, resisted the thought of medicating Jason's two sons, Christopher and Patrick, for their attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. But once they gave it a try and saw the difference it made, they were sold. But every once in a while, it was like the medication was taking a day...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
PHILADELPHIA, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plc , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced the launch of a 13-city mobile screening initiative for adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a psychiatric disorder that affects approximately 4.4 percent of the U.S.
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Q.My child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. What do you think about a "drug holiday" for the summer? A. Children are usually diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, when they...
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soulful sepulcher (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
American Heart Association encourages heart tests for kids on ADHD meds. source--Defective Drugs newsletter "April 22, 2008 A new recommendation was recently given by the American Heart Association to children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. The agency is encouraging children who have been diagnosed with ADD to get a thorough heart analysis, including...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Strattera(R) (atomoxetine HCI) for maintenance treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Eli Lilly and Company has announced that the FDA has approved Strattera for maintenance treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.
