- 1. Tips for Parenting a Child with ADD/ADHD
- (ADD/ADHD)
- ... want," says Adam Winsler, Ph.D., professor of developmental psychology at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. A child with ADD/ADHD requires constant reminders of what is inappropriate behavior. ...
- 2. Is ADHD an American Fad?
- (ADD/ADHD)
- ... and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the guide to psychological disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association, diagnoses began to rise steadily. Stimulants such as Ritalin and ...
- 3. Childhood ADHD: Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- (ADD/ADHD)
- ... with ADHD, the Attention Deficit Disorder Association, the National Institute of Mental Health, and MedlinePlus. Strategizing. Your family doctor may not be able to answer all your questions about ADHD; ...
- 4. How an ADHD Diagnosis Is Made
- (ADD/ADHD)
- ... the family Depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues Any other medical condition that could affect behavior A physical exam, neurological exam, and a family and personal medical history ...
- 5. Decoding Attention Deficit Disorder: ADD or ADHD?
- (ADD/ADHD)
- ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a condition whose definition and name have changed as mental health researchers have learned more about it. For a certain period of time, it was known ...
- 6. The Rise of ADHD: Is Technology to Blame?
- (ADD/ADHD)
- ... gravitate toward over-stimulating media as a way of self-medicating. After all, many medications for ADHD are actually stimulants. The Web site of the National Institute of Mental Health does not list ...
- 7. Could Your Preschooler Have ADHD?
- (ADD/ADHD)
- ... as many as two-thirds exhibited symptoms at or before age 4, according to a study in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. Diagnosing ADHD in children that young is complex and somewhat ...
- 8. Delta Doctor List
- (Delta Hospital)
- ... Pediatric Developmental Disorders Mandarin, English Wei, Ruixue Ultrasonography Diagnostic Ultrasonography Mandarin, English Wei, Yidong; Senior ...
- 9. Female infertility
- (Female infertility)
- ... greater the risk of premature labor, low birth weight and later developmental problems. Sometimes the amount or timing of the medications will be altered in an attempt to lower the risk of multiples. Treatment ...
- 10. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- (Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP))
- ... to treat ITP, but they can cause significant side effects, and their effectiveness has yet to be proved. Experimental drugs. New medications that increase platelet production, especially eltrombopag ...
- 11. Crohn's disease
- (Crohn's disease)
- ... Crohn's disease. Because Crohn's disease occurs more often among people living in cities and industrial nations, it may be that environmental factors, including a diet high in fat or refined foods, play ...
- 12. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- (Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) )
- ... urban area or in an industrialized country, you're more likely to develop IBD. Because Crohn's disease occurs more often among people living in cities and industrial nations, it may be that environmental ...
- 13. Burning mouth syndrome
- (Burning mouth syndrome)
- ... that can help determine if you have symptoms of depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions. Gastric reflux tests. These can determine if you have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). ...
- 14. Glaucoma
- (Glaucoma)
- ... condition limiting your blood circulation. Developmental glaucoma Some infants or children may be diagnosed with glaucoma. Rarely, some children may be born with glaucoma (congenital glaucoma), develop ...
- 15. World Mental Health Day 2012
- (Shanghai Health)
- 10 October 2012 World Mental Health Day raises public awareness about mental health issues. The day promotes open discussion of mental disorders, and investments in prevention, promotion and treatment ...
- 16. Knee pain
- (Knee pain)
- ... Arthroscopy may be used to remove loose bodies from your knee joint, repair torn or damaged cartilage and reconstruct torn ligaments. Partial knee replacement surgery. In this procedure (unicompartmental ...
- 17. Type 1 diabetes in children
- (Type 1 diabetes in children)
- ... cell transplantation, which provides new insulin-producing cells from a donor pancreas. Although this experimental procedure has met with problems in the past, new techniques and better drugs to prevent ...
- 18. Type 1 diabetes
- (Type 1 diabetes)
- ... pancreas. Although this experimental procedure has met with problems in the past, new techniques and better drugs to prevent islet cell rejection may improve its future chance for success. However, islet ...
- 19. Down syndrome
- (Down syndrome)
- Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong mental retardation, developmental delays and other problems. Down syndrome varies in severity, so developmental problems range from moderate ...
- 20. Complicated grief
- (Complicated grief )
- ... causes complicated grief. As with many mental health disorders, it may involve an interaction between inherited traits, your environment, your body's natural chemical makeup and your personality. Researchers ...
