ADHD
From the Journals
Early reading aloud, play reduced hyperactivity at school entry
Video feedback discussed with parents reinforced the effects of reading aloud and playing on behavior.
From the Journals
Children, adolescents with TBI at risk of secondary ADHD
Patients with less severe TBI had about twice the risk of developing ADHD, compared with control subjects.
Conference Coverage
Interventions ‘key’ when ADHD, conduct disorder, and delinquency overlap
LAS VEGAS – The overlap of ADHD, conduct disorder, substance use disorder, and criminality likely reflect related underlying mechanisms.
Cases That Test Your Skills
Rapid weight loss, irritability, and nausea after restarting ADHD treatment
Mr. L, age 58, reports being distracted and forgetful after stopping his ADHD medication. After restarting treatment, he experiences rapid weight...
Conference Coverage
Reactive aggressive disorder in children with ADHD is looking for a name
NEW YORK – Early treatment can reverse impulsive aggression in preadolescents.
Conference Coverage
Characterize duration when seeking etiology of tantrums in children
Duration and type of aggression are useful in the differential diagnosis of psychiatric disease.
News from the FDA/CDC
Women filling more ADHD prescriptions
Increase in possible medication exposure during pregnancy “is of public health concern.”
From the Journals
U.S. autism rates edge up from 2014-2016
Increase in ASD prevalence rates are not statistically significant, epidemiologists report.
Conference Coverage
MRI-guided neurofeedback improves ADHD long term in adolescent boys
PARIS – Neuroimaging morphs into neurotherapy in proof-of-concept study.
Pearls
Nonpharmacologic strategies for helping children with ADHD
Teach caregivers to use the following interventions to allow them to help children with ADHD navigate situations that require managing their...
From the Journals
Intrauterine exposure to methylphenidate tied to increased cardiac risk
Findings of small increased risk of congenital cardiac malformations should help guide treatment of ADHD in women of reproductive age, researchers...