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	Dr. Koop - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder- Health Encyclopedia and Reference
		Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a genetically determined hereditary disorder.
		Hyperactivity is when the child seems to fidget, squirm and move about constantly and can't sit still for any length of time.
		For instance, they are not intended for anyone with a primary psychiatric illness (such as schizophrenia, in which the person loses touch with reality) because they can worsen the disturbances.
	www.drkoop.com /encyclopedia/93/639.html (1551 words)

	Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
		This disorder is characterized lack of attention, working on impuse and hyperactivity.
		Children suffering from ADHD may perform poorly at school; they may be unpopular with their peers, if other children perceive them as being unusual or a nuisance; and their behavior can present significant challenges for parents, leading some to be overly harsh.
		Hyperactive behavior is often associated with the development of other disruptive disorders, particularly conduct and oppositional-defiant disorder.
	www.geocities.com /attentiondeficithyperactivitylve (793 words)

	Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General - Chapter 3
		The symptoms of hyperactivity may be apparent in very young preschoolers and are nearly always present before the age of 7 (Halperin et al., 1993; Waslick and Greenhill, 1997).
		Hyperactive behavior is often associated with the development of other disruptive disorders, particularly conduct and oppositional-defiant disorder (see Disruptive Disorders).
		These theories support observations that hyperactivity and inattention are more common in children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy (Nichols and Chen, 1981), in children who have been exposed to high quantities of lead (Needleman et al., 1990), and in children who had a lack of oxygen in the neonatal period (Whittaker et al., 1997).
	www.surgeongeneral.gov /library/mentalhealth/chapter3/sec4.html (4115 words)

	About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADD / ADHD
		In two research studies, when the Attention Deficit Disorder subjects were given their medication and rescanned, their brain activity appeared to be much more like that of the normal group.
		Another interesting finding of these studies is that the areas of the brain in the Attention Deficit Disorder group where brain activity was lower than in the normal group are known to be associated with such functions as attention and concentration as well as planning and organization.
		In the past, children with Attention Deficit Disorder and other learning disabilities were labeled as "underachievers" in their younger years and then reclassified as "late bloomers" when their development in this area finally caught up with their peers.
	www.childdevelopmentinfo.com /disorders/adhd.shtml (3031 words)

	ADHD ADD Symptoms Books Resources - Teens - Child
		ADHD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, once called hyperkinesis, is a behavioral disorder that usually expresses itself in early childhood.
		Children with ADHD are often restless, hyperactive, have difficulty completing tasks or focusing on a project, are disruptive or impulsive.
		With attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the student will show one or more than one of these behaviors persistently over time and they will be very obvious to parents and teachers.
	www.4-adhd.com (658 words)

	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		M.D. In the United States, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common causes of referrals in family practice, pediatric, neurology, and child psychiatry clinics.
		The phenomenon of finding more than one psychiatric disorder in a patient (the medical term for this is "comorbidity") was well established for some adult psychiatric disorders, but had been controversial for child psychiatry.
		By examining family members for patterns of familial transmission of the comorbid disorders as well, we saw evidence that ADHD and major depression are variable expressions of shared underlying risk factors and that ADHD with conduct disorder might be a distinct familial subtype of the disorder.
	www.med.harvard.edu /publications/On_The_Brain/Volume5/Number1/ADD.html (937 words)

	Attention Deficit - Hyperactivity Disorder
		It is not necessary to have all three to have ADHD: e.g., one does not have to be hyperactive.
		ADHD is the least common reason for hyperactivity, distractibility or impulsivity.
		Current research strongly suggests that ADHD is due to a deficiency in a specific neurotransmitter in the lower area of the brain.
	www.kidsource.com /LDA/adhd.html (732 words)

	NAMI \| Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
		Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an illness characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
		While there is no specific data on the rates of ADHD in adults, the disorder is sometimes not diagnosed until adolescence or adulthood, and half of the children with ADHD retain symptoms of the disorder throughout their adult lives.
		Conduct disorder (marked by aggression towards people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness or theft, and serious rule-breaking) is found to co-occur in an estimated 40 percent of children with ADHD.
	www.nami.org /Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=9554 (1296 words)

	Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
		Depending upon the severity of the hyperactivity, ADHD Children have difficulty remaining seated in school, church, family gatherings, etc. In school, ADHD Children are known to "pop up" from their seat, as though gravity was suddenly canceled in their area.
		Signs of the disorder may be minimal or absent when the person is receiving frequent reinforcement or very strict control, or is in a novel setting or a one-to-one situation (e.g., being examined in the clinician's office, or interacting with a videogame).
		Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in younger children is often readily identified by the presence of hyperkinesis or "hyperactivity".
	www.mental-health-matters.com /articles/article.php?artID=158 (8348 words)

	ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER DECADE OF THE BRAIN
		Because emotional disorders and attention disorders so often go hand in hand, every child who has ADHD should be checked for accompanying anxiety and depression.
		One disappointing theory was that all attention disorders and learning disabilities were caused by minor head injuries or undetectable damage to the brain, perhaps from early infection or complications at birth.
		Based on this theory, for many years both disorders were called "minimal brain damage" or "minimal brain dysfunction." Although certain types of head injury can explain some cases of attention disorder, the theory was rejected because it could explain only a very small number of cases.
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/health/attendef/adhd.htm (11699 words)

	Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Primary disorder of vigilance is a term for a syndrome that includes poor attention and concentration as well as difficulties staying awake.
		Although ADHD is primarily thought of as a childhood disorder, diagnoses of attention-deficit disorder in adults are definitely on the rise.
		Even if these emotional disorders are absent in childhood, the ADHD child's relationship with others is volatile, and he or she is often unhappy from a very young age.
	www.reutershealth.com /wellconnected/doc30.html (12190 words)

	AllRefer.com - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (Psychology And Psychiatry) - Encyclopedia
		attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), formerly called hyperkinesis or minimal brain dysfunction, a chronic, neurologically based syndrome characterized by any or all of three types of behavior: hyperactivity, distractibility, and impulsivity.
		Hyperactivity refers to feelings of restlessness, fidgeting, or inappropriate activity (running, wandering) when one is expected to be quiet; distractibility to heightened distraction by irrelevant sights and sounds or carelessness and inability to carry simple tasks to completion; and impulsivity to socially inappropriate speech (e.g., blurting out something without thinking) or striking out.
		Unlike similar behaviors caused by emotional problems or anxiety, ADHD does not fluctuate with emotional states.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/attndef.html (338 words)

	attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on Encyclopedia.com
		Cerebral hemodynamic changes in response to an executive function task in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder measured by near-infrared spectroscopy.
		ADHD: a diabetic hyperglycemic dilemma.(Observation)(Attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder)
		$77 Billion in Lost Income is Attributed to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Annually in the U.S. New Survey Shows Eight Out of 10 Parents Do Not Recognize Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Obesity as Consequences of Neglecting Common Childhood Sleep Problems.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/a1/attndef.asp (647 words)

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		Clinical trials with elderly patients suffering from memory deficit disorders have shown that adding phosphatidyl serine to the daily diet improved the ability of these patients to think and decreased behavioral disturbances.
		Wender, E.H., Solanto, M.V., "Effects of sugar on aggressive and inattentive behavior in children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity and normal children." Pediatrics, 1991 Nov; 88 (5): 960-6.
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	NMHA MHIC Factsheet: Children's Mental Health-Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Literally, hyperactive means “extra active,” but the term does not really tell us very much, because the activity level of children who are called “hyperactive” varies so much.
		Also, children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are at risk for developing personality disorders and substance abuse disorders when they are adolescents or adults.
		Stimulants increase the activity in parts of the brain that are underactive in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder.
	www.nmha.org /infoctr/factsheets/71.cfm (1607 words)

	Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Policy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Consortium's mission was to develop standard criteria for documenting attention-deficit disorder, with or without hyperactivity (ADHD), that could be used by postsecondary personnel, licensing and testing agencies, and consumers requiring documentation to determine appropriate accommodations for individuals with ADHD.
		In the main section of the document, information is presented in four important areas: (1) qualifications of the evaluator; (2) recency of documentation; (3) comprehensiveness of the documentation to substantiate the ADHD; and (4) evidence to establish a rationale to support the need for accommodation(s).
		In addition, neuropsychological or psychoeducational assessment is important in determining the current impact of the disorder on an individual's ability to function in academically related settings.
	www.ets.org /disability/adhdplcy.html (3632 words)

	ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Information from MedicineNet.com
		What is the relationship between ADHD and other disorders, such as learning disabilities, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, or depression?
		ADHD refers to a family of related chronic neurobiological disorders that interfere with an individual's capacity to regulate activity level (hyperactivity), inhibit behavior (impulsivity), and attend to tasks (inattention) in developmentally appropriate ways.
		Hyperactivity: People who are hyperactive always seem to be in motion.
	www.medicinenet.com /attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder_adhd/article.htm (661 words)

	Open Directory - Health: Mental Health: Disorders: Child and Adolescent: ADD and ADHD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Attention Deficit Disorder - Dr. Levinson was the first to discover that Dyslexia or LD and ADD all stem from one and the same inner-ear cerebellar-vestibular) dysfunction.
		Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - The diagnosis and misdiagnosis of ADD/ADHD.
		Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Overview and Theories on its Causes - Seeks to present every therapy currently being used for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and to indicate the clinical evidence to support these treatments.
	www.dmoz.org /Health/Mental_Health/Disorders/Child_and_Adolescent/ADD_and_ADHD (1389 words)

	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Overview and Theories on its Causes
		It is characterized by inappropriate degrees of inattention, impulsivity and/or hyperactivity.
		The PI type may be the true attention disorder while the other two types are simply different developmental stages of the same disorder, one that involves behavioral disinhibition that ultimately results in poor goal-directed persistence and defective resistance to distraction (Barkley, in press).
		In this report, it was found that children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have significantly altered levels of important neurotransmitters in the frontal region of the brain, according to a study published in the December 2003 issue of the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences.
	www.healing-arts.org /children/ADHD/index.htm (5282 words)

	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
		Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological condition seen primarily in the school-aged population that affects one' s ability to maintain attention.
		The disorder and its symptoms are chronic, meaning they affect an individual throughout life.
		Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity have their effects on speech and language.
	www.asha.org /public/speech/disorders/ADHD.htm (1198 words)

	Assessment and management of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults -- Weiss and Murray 168 (6): 715 -- ...
		Cerebral glucose metabolism in adults with hyperactivity of childhood onset.
		Murphy PB, Schachar R. Use of self-ratings in the assessment of symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults.
		Psychoactive substance use disorders in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): effects of ADHD and psychiatric comorbidity.
	www.cmaj.ca /cgi/content/full/168/6/715 (4394 words)

	ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: Contact a Family - for families with disabled children: information on rare ...
		Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common condition affecting several per cent of school age children.
		Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is an impairment of either activity or attention control or both.
		The problem presents as a child who is always on the go, does not settle to anything, has poor concentration, poor ability to organise activities or to engage in tedious activities or tasks requiring sustained mental effort, or who cannot stay still and cannot wait for others.
	www.cafamily.org.uk /Direct/a81.html (1138 words)

	Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common reasons children are referred for mental health services. It affects as many as one in every 20 children.
		There are three main types of ADHD. One type is characterized by inattentiveness, one type is characterized by hyperactive or impulsive behavior, and the third type is combined—when children exhibit signs of both types. Symptoms are often unnoticed until a child enters school.
		ADHD is nobody’s fault. Researchers believe that biology plays a large role in the development of ADHD. Thirty to 40 percent of children diagnosed with ADHD have relatives with the same disorder, suggesting that genes are at least partly responsible.
	www.nmha.org /children/children_mh_matters/adhd.cfm (431 words)

	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disorder characterized by impulsiveness, poor attention span and extreme restlessness.
		Like many "psychological problems," this disorder will also probably turn out to be a chemical problem with a strong hereditary component.
		Conduct Disorder is characterized by a behavior pattern in which the rights of others and social rules are violated.
	www.freenet.scri.fsu.edu /HealthGazette/adhd.html (1195 words)

	Disability Info: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Fact Sheet (FS19)
		Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a condition that can make it hard for a person to sit still, control behavior, and pay attention.
		The hyperactive child is “always on the go.” (As he or she gets older, the level of activity may go down.) These children also act before thinking (called impulsivity).
		They have problems with paying attention, with hyperactivity, and with controlling their impulses.
	www.nichcy.org /pubs/factshe/fs19txt.htm (1778 words)

	BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
		When problems with attention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness develop in childhood and persist, in some cases into adulthood, this mental disorder may be diagnosed.
		The symptoms do not occur exclusively during the course of a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Schizophrenia, or other Psychotic Disorder and are not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g., Mood Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Dissociative Disorders, or a Personality Disorder).
		Parker, Harvey C: The ADD Hyperactivity Handbook for Schools: Effective Strategies for Identifying and Teaching Add Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools
	www.behavenet.com /capsules/disorders/adhd.htm (1016 words)

	ADHD/ADD revealed on Psychiatry24x7.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a mental condition that is under-recognised.
		ADHD is characterised by one or more of three core symptoms: inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.
		Children suffering from ADHD find it difficult to pay attention, often are fidgety and interrupt others and aren't often able to control their own reactions.
	www.psychiatry24x7.com /ADHD (327 words)

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