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Everything you need to know about ADD/ADHD in the news and media, brought to you by the editors at ADDitude. « Recent Blog PostsArchives: December 2014
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Tuesday December 16th - 11:17am
A New Medication for Treating Adult ADHD?Sunovion Pharmaceuticals completed its first clinical study of a drug designed to treat restlessness, impulsivity, and lack of focus in ADHD adults.
posted December 16, 2014
Researchers at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. are hopeful that they are on the road to uncovering a new therapeutic treatment option for people living with ADHD. In findings they presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) in December 2014, a positive result was shown when comparing the effect of the medication dasotraline on ADHD symptoms to a placebo...
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Wednesday December 10th - 11:58am
3D Brain Scans May Increase Accuracy of ADHD DiagnosisResearchers are hopeful that a new technique will help physicians diagnose ADHD by taking a close-up picture of the brain.
New research, published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, examined the use of three-dimensional brain imaging as a tool for diagnosing ADHD in place of typically two-dimensional scans. The researchers retrospectively analyzed the diagnosis of 427 patients, and compared the sensitivity for predicting ADHD. Their sensitivity rating was calculated based on the confidence interval of physicians regarding their “sureness” of the diagnosis, and the...
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Thursday December 4th - 11:47am
Nearly 1 in 12 Americans Suffer From Depression — But Very Few Seek TreatmentA new report released by the CDC finds that nearly 8 percent of Americans suffer from depression, but an alarmingly small fraction pursue treatment.
Roughly one in twelve Americans have suffered from moderate to severe symptoms of depression, according to a new study published by the National Center for Health Statistics. The study found that, between 2009 and 2012, 7.6 percent of Americans aged 12 and older had suffered from depression in the two weeks before being surveyed. More than one-third of these people were found to suffer from severe...
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Tuesday December 2nd - 2:27pm
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Are Teens Taking Anxiety Medication More Likely to Abuse Drugs?Prescriptions for teen anxiety and sleep problems are on the rise. Is this surge contributing to more illegal substance abuse?
Anxiety medications like Klonopin or Xanax, and sleep medications like Ambien and Lunesta are controlled substances with a high risk of abuse. While they have a valid place in doctor-prescribed treatment plans, alternative therapies may be smart for teens. A recent study by the University of Michigan School of Nursing found that teens who were prescribed anxiety or sleep medications have a higher lifetime risk of...
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