Primary care physicians often miss the signs of sleep disorders, and sometimes misdiagnose the condition as ADHD because they are not trained well enough in medical schools.
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Research Reinforces Need to Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of ADHD
Fewer than half of individuals with ADHD had ever sought treatment, and only 25 percent had ever received medication. The average age of first treatment contact was 18 years… “When treatment is sought, it is often in late adolescence or early adulthood, suggesting the need to improve diagnosis and treatment of ADHD.”
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Untreated ADHD in the Workplace Means Billions of Dollars in Lost Earnings
ADHD adults suffer tremendously both in the workplace and at home, constantly second-guessing themselves and forever wondering “what went wrong.”
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PBT is Best Bet for Young Children ‘At Risk’ for ADHD
… a major barrier to the success of the intervention is the issue of “drop outs” – parents dropping out of the therapy programs designed to teach them how to manage their child’s behavior.
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Gestational Exposure to BPA Linked to Hyperactivity in Girls at Age 3
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston have discovered that gestational exposure to an organic compound used in the manufacture of plastics could lead to development of behavior and mood disorders in girls at age 3.
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