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  2. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder controversies

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    Large, high quality research has found small differences in the brain between ADHD and non-ADHD patients. [1] [15] Jonathan Leo and David Cohen, critics who reject the characterization of ADHD as a disorder, contended in 2003 and 2004 that the controls for stimulant medication usage were inadequate in some lobar volumetric studies, which makes it impossible to determine whether ADHD itself or ...

  3. Management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder management options are evidence-based practices with established treatment efficacy for ADHD.Approaches that have been evaluated in the management of ADHD symptoms include FDA-approved pharmacologic treatment and other pharmaceutical agents, psychological or behavioral approaches, combined pharmacological and behavioral approaches, cognitive training ...

  4. ADHD drugs' impact on brain health, quality of life ... - AOL

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    A study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in September 2024 alarmingly found that high dose prescription amphetamines — which are stimulants and a first-line treatment for ADHD ...

  5. Epidemiology of attention deficit hyperactive disorder

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    Results from a cross-sectional study in Qatar Independent and Private Schools revealed that boys between the ages of 6 and 9 exhibited the most ADHD symptoms, with 16.36% of them scoring higher than the 5% threshold for the disorder on the SNAP-IV, standardized rating scale, as opposed to only 4.13% of girls in the same age group. 12.32% of the ...

  6. Up to 1 in 4 students misuse ADHD drugs, study finds - AOL

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    More students from middle school to high school are misusing ADHD prescription drugs, amid an increasing number of children being diagnosed with the condition in the United States, a study ...

  7. Methylphenidate - Wikipedia

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    Methylphenidate. Methylphenidate, sold under the brand names Ritalin (/ ˈrɪtəlɪn / RIT-ə-lin) and Concerta (/ kənˈsɜːrtə / kən-SUR-tə) among others, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant used medically to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and, to a lesser extent, narcolepsy.

  8. High-dose ADHD drugs linked to 81% higher psychosis risk ...

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    Psychosis risk increases 81% on high-dose amphetamine. For this study, researchers analyzed medical data from adults between the ages of 16 and 35 treated at Mass General Brigham between 2005 and ...

  9. Dextroamphetamine - Wikipedia

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    Dextroamphetamine is the dextrorotatory, or 'right-handed', enantiomer and exhibits more pronounced effects on the central nervous system than levoamphetamine. Pharmaceutical dextroamphetamine sulfate is available as both a brand name and generic drug in a variety of dosage forms.