ADHD appears to be associated with depressed dopamine activity in the brain
... ADHD is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder among children, according to background information in the article. Despite decades of research, the specific neurobi...Bradley Hospital responds to FDA report on ADHD drugs
In response to the recent FDA report linking ADHD drugs such as Ritalin to the deaths of 25 people, Bradley Hospital, the nation's first psychiatric hospital for children, and pioneer in the use of Benzedrine (a close relative of Ritalin) to treat attention disorders in children, has issued the following statement: ... ..."Like all child mental health professionals, we at Bradley Hospital enthusi...In utero exposure to smoking by mother can increase risk of ADHD
... The study investigated male and female twin pairs, aged 719 years, to assess the relationship between genetic variations, prenatal substance exposures, and A...Investigational nonstimulant Guanfacine XR significantly improved child, adolescent ADHD symptoms
San Diego, US May 23, 2007 Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announced today the positive results of studies of the investigational medication guanfacine extended release (GXR, previously referred to as SPD503), a selective alpha-2A-adrenoceptor agonist. These data from two short-term phase III placebo-controlled studies and two long-term phase III open-label studies, presented at...Daytrana provides significant effectiveness in both boys and girls with ADHD
... "Few clinical studies have examined gender differences in the response to ADHD treatments. Our study documented that DAYTRANA offered a favorable safety...Long-term treatment with VYVANSE, first prodrug stimulant, demonstrates significant efficacy in ADHD
SAN DIEGO May 23, 2007 Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) today announced that VYVANSE (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) effectively controlled Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children aged 6 to 12 years. In addition, 95 percent of children taking VYVANSE daily for 12 months showed overall improvement, according to phase III open-label extension trial result...Children with both autism and ADHD often bully, parents say
... "This is the first nationally representative study of bullying behaviors among children with autism. The majority of parents of children with autism and ADD or ADHD were concerned about their children's bullying behaviors, but there is much we do not yet un...Many children discontinuing use of ADHD medication
... ADHD is a common neurobehavioral disorder, affecting 4.4 million children in the United States between the ages of 4 and 17. Following diagnosis, 56% are treated with prescription stimulant medications. According to the study, many s...Does Omega 3 protect against ADHD?
... ... Omega-3 fatty acids are found in seafood, particularly fish. There is increasing evidence that a lack...Columbia study examines ADHD's role in smoking
... ... Lirio S. Covey, Ph.D., director of the Smoking Cessation Prog...Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate in ADHD phase 3 data presented
SAN DIEGO October 30, 2006 Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) and its collaborative partner New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: NRPH) announced today that their investigational ADHD treatment, lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (also known as NRP104 or LDX), yielded a 60 percent improvement in the primary rating scale scores for symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADH...Many adults with psychiatric disorders may also have undiagnosed ADHD
... According to an analysis of medical claims derived from a large managed care database in the United States, approximately 2.5 percent of adults initially diagnosed with a depres...ADHD costly before and after diagnosis
... Approximately 8 percent of children age 4 to 17 have ADHD, according to background information in the article. The condition affects social behaviors and achievement at school and work. Treatment...Washington University researchers find almost half of kids with ADHD are not being treated
... "What we found was somewhat surprising," says Richard D. Todd, M.D., Ph.D., the Blanche F. Ittleson Professor of Psychiatry and professor of genetics. "Only about 58 percent of boys and about 45 percent of girls who had...Screening for Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among substance users is improved
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a major learning disability among both children and adults. ADHD is especially common among drug users and alcoholics and increases the severity of their addiction problems. ADHD is treatable, but diagnosing it among adult substance users has been difficult and expensive. Charles Cleland and his colleagues at National Development and Research Ins...Shire's DAYTRANA, first patch medication for ADHD in children, now available in pharmacies
... ... "The availability of DAYTRANA, the first and only patch for AD...Study reveals how ADHD drugs work in brain
MADISON-Although millions depend on medications such as Ritalin to quell symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), scientists have struggled to pinpoint how the drugs work in the brain.... But new work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is now starting to clear up some of the mystery. Writing in the journal Biological Psychiatry, UW-Madison researchers report that ADHD dru...DAYTRANA (methylphenidate transdermal system) significant reduces ADHD symptoms
Philadelphia, US Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announced that its methylphenidate transdermal system (MTS), DAYTRANA TM demonstrated statistically significant reductions in the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and was generally well tolerated in patients aged 6 to 12 years in four analyses of two clinical trials reported at a major medical meeting in To...Mixed amphetamine salts most effective in the treatment of ADHD in youths
Toronto, Canada Stimulant medications, such as mixed amphetamine salts (MAS) and methylphenidates are significantly more effective than nonstimulant ADHD medications or novel stimulants, such as modafinil, in the treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This conclusion is based on a meta-analysis of 29 controlled-treatment studies representing the past 25 year...Mixed amphetamine salts extended release improves information processing in adults with ADHD
Toronto, Canada Mixed amphetamine salts extended release (MAS XR) substantially improved the speed and accuracy in information processing of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study presented today at the annual American Psychiatric Association Meeting in Toronto, Canada. ...... "ADHD affects cognitive functioning how people process information and can...$5.8 million funds 2 new studies on best treatments for ADHD
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D., professor of psychology, pediatrics and psychiatry at the University at Buffalo and one of the leading experts in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, has received a total of $5.8 million to begin two new studies of treatment approaches for the condition. ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ha...Shire's DAYTRANA(TM) transdermal patch approved by FDA for treatment of ADHD
Philadelphia, PA, US and Basingstoke, UK -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved DAYTRANA (methylphenidate transdermal system), the first and only non-oral medication for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). DAYTRANA, a once daily transdermal patch formulation of methylphenidate, will...Study examines risk for misuse of ADHD stimulant medications
A major concern regarding the use of stimulant medications to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescents and young adults has been the risk that they will be misused or diverted to those for whom they have not been prescribed. A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has found that, while the great majority of young people with ADHD use their me...Extreme personality poses risk of ADHD, conduct disorder
Children with personalities marked by aggressiveness, mood swings, a sense of alienation and a need for excitement may be at greater risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or conduct disorder, according to a new Florida State University study....... FSU psychology professors Jeanette Taylor and Chris Schatschneider, FSU doctoral student Kelly Cukrowicz and University of Minnesota Profe...Delayed-release stimulant used to treat ADHD may be less subject to abuse
A team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has found that a delayed-release stimulant used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be less likely to be abused than other stimulant drugs. Study participants taking therapeutic oral doses of Concerta, a once-daily form of the drug methylphenidate, did not report perceiving and enjoying the drug's subjective...Shire announces positive two-year study of ADDERALL XR in the treatment of adult ADHD
Shire Announces Positive Results of Two-Year Study of ADDERALL XR in the Treatment of Adult ADHD...Data Presented at U.S. Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress... ...Las Vegas, NV November 8, 2005 A study presented today demonstrated that adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experienced significant long-term ADHD symptom control when treated with once-daily ADDERALL XR (mi...ADDERALL XR significantly improves driving performance, attention in young adults with ADHD
Las Vegas, NV November 8, 2005 ADDERALL XR (mixed salts of a single-entity amphetamine product) significantly improved driving performance, cognitive function and attention in young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a controlled driving simulator study conducted by the Washington Neuropsychological Institute and presented today at the 18th Annual U.S. Psychiatric &...Study finds ADHD improves with sensory intervention
Preliminary findings from a study of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show that sensory intervention -- for example, deep pressure and strenuous exercise -- can significantly improve problem behaviors such as restlessness, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Of the children receiving occupational therapy, 95 percent improved. This is the first study of this size on sensory...Medication combined with behavior therapy works best for ADHD children, study finds
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A new study of treatments for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has found that combining behavior modification therapy with medication is the most effective way to improve the behavior of many ADHD children. ... In fact, when the two are combined, the study showed, the amount of medication required to achieve the same results as use of medication alone...