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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Other names: Formerly: Attention deficit disorder (ADD), hyperkinetic disorder (HD) [1]: ADHD arises from maldevelopment in brain regions such as the prefrontal cortex, basal ganglia and anterior cingulate cortex, which regulate the executive functions necessary for human self-regulation.
clearly interfere with social, school, or work functioning, and not be better explained by another mental disorder. Based on the above symptoms, three types of ADHD are defined: a predominantly inattentive presentation (ADHD-I) a predominantly hyperactive-impulsive presentation (ADHD-HI) a combined presentation (ADHD-C)
In the UK, diagnosis is based on quite a narrow set of symptoms, and about 0.5–1% of children are thought to have attention or hyperactivity problems. In comparison, professionals in the U.S. used a much broader definition of the term ADHD until recently. [32] This meant up to 10% of children in the U.S. were described as having ADHD.
ADHD hyperactive/impulsive type: Must score either a 2 or 3 on six or more items in questions 10–18. ADHD combined type: Meets criteria for both ADHD inattentive type and hyperactive/impulsive type. Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD): Must score either a 2 or a 3 on three or more items in questions 19–28.
Audra McDonald got her start in theater as a way to manage her hyperactivity without medication, the Broadway star says.. Theater was meant “to be therapy for me,” McDonald, 54, told host ...
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 ...
Hyperkinetic disorder was a neuropsychiatric condition that was thought to emerge in early childhood. Its features included an enduring pattern of severe, developmentally-inappropriate symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity across different settings (e.g., home and school) that significantly impair academic, social, and work performance. [1]
"I do think when I got to college, the term ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder] came up and people started to be prescribed medicine for that," Gates, 69, says.