NEWS
August
18, 2011 | By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
ADHD
diagnoses rose significantly in the last decade, according to surprising new
data released Thursday. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a disorder
usually diagnosed in childhood, is marked by impulsivity and problems paying
attention, sitting still and concentrating. Children afflicted with ADHD who
are untreated often have difficulties in school and home. The survey, conducted
by the Department of Health and Human Services' National Center for Health Statistics
, found the percentage of children ages 5 to 17 ever diagnosed with the
disorder rose from 7% to 9% from 1998-2000 through 2007-2009.
NEWS
May
15, 2011 | By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder has traditionally been considered to be a
problem of children. But research over the last two decades shows the disorder
often persists into adulthood and that adults can benefit from treatment of
their symptoms. Identifying older teens and adults with ADHD should become
easier — and prevalence rates will increase — based on a proposal under
consideration by the nation's psychiatrists, according to information reported
Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Assn.
NEWS
November
16, 2010 | By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times
Attention
deficit-hyperactive disorder includes difficulty with mental focus. People
describe it as daydreaming or mind-wandering instead of concentrating on the
task at hand. Now researchers think they have identified a gene that is
responsible for this specific characteristic of the disorder. People who
inherit two copies of a particular form of the gene called DAT1 10 are thought
to be at greater risk for developing ADHD than people who inherit another form,
called DAT1 9. Researchers found that among people with two copies of DAT1 10
(which the scientists term 10/10 carriers)
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