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Do you or someone you know have Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? Essential features of ADHD are a persistent pattern of inattention and impulsivity, with or without hyperactivity. Symptons first appear in childhood and may persist into adulthood.
These are a few links that I've stuck together. I'll add more as time goes by. If you find any that don't work, or if you have any to add or any general thoughts on the subject, feel free to comment.
- Challenges and Hopes for Living with ADHD: International Survey, World Federation for Mental Health (2005)
- American Psychiatric Association 2005 Annual CME activities on ADHD in Adults and Children (requires free login)
- Driven To Distraction: Adults are as scatterbrained as kids. And the disorder may be rooted in basic biology, US News & World Report, April 26, 2004, plus related sidebars:
- Can the distracted brain be rewired? Article
- Tuneups for misfiring neurons Science and Society
- The tempermental mind Opinion - Roper Organization attributes more than $77 billion in lost income annually to ADHD in adults
- ADD and ADHD articles, Sexual Health Network
- Medication Combined with Behavior Therapy Works Best for ADHD Children, Study Finds - U-Buffalo research is first to test effectiveness of a new 'patch' for treating ADHD Jay M. Pomerantz (2005). ADHD: More Prevalent or Better Recognized, Behavioral Health Matters, Medscape article posted 09/06/2005; attributed to Drug Trend Benefits (requires free registration to log in).
- Blogs on ADHD:
- adultaddstrengths.com
- diagnosisadd-adhd.info
- lifewithadhd.com
and lots more.
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