What Doctors Don't Tell YouIt's a fact that ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is an over diagnosed 'condition' that makes patients of children who used to be classified as 'difficult' or 'energetic'. Once the ADHD label has been attached, a child can become a...
Using sophisticated brain imaging techniques, US researchers have concluded that Ritalin (methylphenidate), taken by millions of children worldwide, exerts the same effect on the brain as cocaine.
One in seven children in the US and a growing number of children in the UK are being given stimulants with a long list of side effects to treat a condition that may be due to a simple deficiency o ...
Since our last report on it in February 2001 (WDDTY vol 11 no 11), the antihyperactivity drug Ritalin has chalked up a number of milestones. It is now one of the most prescribed children’s drugs in the US
Legal drug addiction is the biggest cancer in our society today. ...
* One reason for the increased incidence of ADHD may be environmental. Lead, mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - all common pollutants - are toxic to children at levels that are insignificant to adults.
Recently, doctors have begun to warn parents that the long range outcome for children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not good unless they receive treatment. These doct ...
Clinical diagnosis of ADHD in children is inexact.' - Statement from the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 19 June 2001
ADHD is defined by the 'core' signs of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness, according to the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ...
Methylphenidate (MPH) treatment 'may be associated with unacceptable side effects and risks' (J Clin Psychiatry, 1998; 59 [Suppl 7]: 42-9).
