A popular treatment today for ADHD is drug therapy. ... Ritalin is classified as a DEA schedule II controlled substance that means that it is considered a "high risk" drug in terms of abuse and addiction. ... They focus more on serving as tools for children to control their own behavior. ... This involves the development of inner speech to control your own behavior. ... Ritalin has many unnecessary side affects that can often be worse than the symptoms its trying to control. ...

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Surprisingly on some days suffers of ADHD seem fine, they often lead others to think they can actually control their behaviors. ... Drugs called stimulants are used to control ADHD behaviors. ... Critics argue that many children who do not have a true attention disorder are medicated as a way to control their disruptive behaviors. ... Most doctors agree that an easy way to control ADHD without Ritalin is having a nutritional diet. ... Most people do not even know much about the drug they are taking. ...

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Between the years 1988 and 1998 the distribution of Ritalin, a drug used to control ADHD, has increased by seven hundred percent. ... The American Psychiatric Association recognizes ADHD as a mental disorder; but is it really disorder or a controllable epidemic? ... I also came across the method of "self-management" in order to control ADHD. ... "The effectiveness of the strategy when combined with psychostimulants confirms previous knowledge that the combination of drug therapy and behavioral intervention is more affective that drug therapy alone"(Fabiano 247). ... Through self-management...

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At times, you may even seem to be under complete control, making it hard for your family and teachers to be certain if there is something really wrong with you at all, or if you can actually control these behaviors. ... In addition, an animal study on Ritalin has indicated that the drug may have a weak potential to cause cancer. ... This is not a drug to be taken lightly. ... It has been proven that people with ADHD have less activity in the areas of the brain that control attention. ... The mind-altering drugs prescribed for ADHD may have long term effects and should not be taken lightly. ...

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At times, you may even seem to be under complete control, making it hard for your family and teachers to be certain if there is something really wrong with you at all, or if you can actually control these behaviors. ... In addition, an animal study on Ritalin has indicated that the drug may have a weak potential to cause cancer. ... This is not a drug to be taken lightly. ... It has been proven that people with ADHD have less activity in the areas of the brain that control attention. ... The mind-altering drugs prescribed for ADHD may have long term effects and should not be taken lightly. ...

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ADD is not an attention disorder, but a disorder of impulse control. ... Stimulants are drugs that stimulate or activate brain activity. ... All the drugs used to treat ADD have the same goal: to provide the brain with the raw materials it needs to concentrate over a sustained period of time, control impulses, and regulate motor activity. The drug or combination of drugs that work best for you depends on the individual's brain chemistry and constellation of symptoms. The process of finding the right drug can be tricky for each individual. ...

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Through 1930-40's stimulant drugs were first used to successfully treat many behavior problems due in part by Still's hypothesis. ... Some studies show that smoking, drinking alcohol, and using drugs during pregnancy, influenced a small percentage of ADD cases. ...

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Some feel that the solution to control the ones with ADHD is a medication. Two of the most common medications to control this disorder are Ritalin and Adderall. They are frequently used medications that stimulate the brain and nerves helping control ADHD (Cerner Multum 1). ... These adults learn to control their behaviors with or without medication, like Ritalin ("Facts" 3). ... "It is also believed that teachers lack resources to provide to the students that they cannot control. ...

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Recent research by NIMH suggests that these medicines may also help children with an accompanying conduct disorder to control their impulsive, destructive behaviors. ... Rather, the stimulants help children control their hyperactivity, inattention, and other behaviors. ... Nine out of 10 children improve on one of the three stimulant drugs. ... As useful as these drugs are, Ritalin and the other stimulants have sparked a great deal of controversy. ... He is on drug called Ritalin now. ...

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(Rosenbaum, 2001) People having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have a hard time paying attention, concentrating, sitting still, and controlling impulsive behavior. ... The reticular activating system is the center of balance for the other systems involved in learning, self-control, inhibition and motivation. ... These results include difficulty learning, poor memory, and little self-control. ... Because the disorder may be caused in part by under or over functioning of specific parts of the brain, the condition may be treated medically with the use of prescription drugs. ... (Bo...

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Another study used magnetic resonance imaging to investigate cerebral volume in patients with childhood-onset schizophrenia and a control group (Keller 128). They found that for patients with childhood-onset schizophrenia, total cerebellar volume decreased as the patients got older, but the same was not true for patients in the control group (Keller 131). ... Antipsychotic drugs are usually the most important aspect of treatment and are necessary in reducing symptoms of psychosis (Schaeffer 543), but those who prescribe the medication should be careful about evaluating the biological differen...

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For years, children have been accused of being hyperactive and sometimes annoying or out of control in the classroom. ... Chance of developing the condition also increases greatly with the mother's intake of alcohol or drugs during pregnancy (Baren, 1995). ... Elisa talks very highly of the drug and says, "It helps a lot and I can tell that it works as soon as I take it." ...

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Another study that was done by Morrison and Stewart found that twenty percent compared to five percent of controls had a parent with a childhood history of hyperactive behavior. ... Oculomotor symptoms found in AD/HD could be caused by damage anywhere in the system that provides direct or indirect cortical control over eye movements. ... Hundreds of studies conducted indicate that stimulants (most commonly used), antidepressants, and clonidine (drug used to treat high blood pressure) can be very helpful for AD/HD. ... The only uses approved by the FDA for these drugs are AD/HD and narcolepsy. ...

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This can pose a problem for the affected children as it leads others to think that ADHD children can control their behavior at all times without medication. ... Treatments are important given the lack of proven effectiveness of drugs on improving academic achievement and social skills (Encarta Encyclopedia 98). ... The negative side effects of the drug should not become the basis for not trying them if other methods fail, since the negative effects of the disorder itself can be much more severe and life-long (Encarta Encyclopedia 98). ... Many doctors feel that the potential side effect...

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These are drug therapy, counselling programmes and supportive services at home, in school and in the community. ... A study by Swanson, McBurnett, Christian and Wigal in 1995 reported that "Stimulants produce dramatic increases in sustained attention, impulse control and persistence of work effort, and decreases in task-relevant activity and noisy disruptive behaviour" (in cit Wolfe and Mash). Ritalin, or methylphenidate, is the most commonly prescribed stimulant drug used to treat ADHD. ... As it is water-soluble, Ritalin leaves no traces of the drug in the patient's system once i...

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Children with ADHD can be very impulsive and lack self-control. ... Matson, ed., studies have shown that children with ADHD have a larger possibility of using drugs, and a higher tendency to smoke and drink as teenagers and adults. ... The games allow a child to have complete control over an environment or surroundings in the game. Having control over the game gives the child a sense of being in control of other things and do not feel like something is wrong with them (29). ... The one thing that is certain is the children have no control and he or she cannot help what is happening to him...

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Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive is when a person finds difficulty with controlling what they are doing or saying. ... The fact that it's affecting so many people, is the reason why it's very important to find alternatives to help ease these symptoms other than standard pharmaceutical drugs and psychosocial interventions. ... In comparison to other randomized controlled studies which had shown similar results indicating if kids are carefully watched and given a restricting or few foods diet, in young children as young as 5 weeks, there was evidence to show a significant amount in...

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Attention - Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been recognized as a medical condition since the early 1900's. Yet, outside of the medical field, awareness of ADHD remained limited until the early 1990's. In fact, for a good many years, ADHD was called "minimal brain dysfunction" and was thoug...

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Understanding and Identifying ADHD Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorders of childhood. It affects 3 to 5 percent of all children, however, in many cases, problems continue through adolescence and adulthood. It has been re...

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Understanding and Identifying ADHD Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorders of childhood. It affects 3 to 5 percent of all children, however, in many cases, problems continue through adolescence and adulthood. It has been re...

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