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What are the alternative treatments for ADHD? Judy Johnson BMC SSE0050 E1 Introduction This paper presents information related to the alternative treatments for ADHD. First, what is ADHD is presented. Second, signs and symptoms are presented. Third, treatments, and alternative treatments are presented. These areas are followed by a summary and conclusion. Keywords: Judy Johnson, APA Template What is ADHD or also known as Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? Children with…

Natural Treatments For ADD and Hyperactivity by Skye Weintraub N.D. is a very notable and informational book for anyone suffering from ADD or ADHD. Many physicians use this book as a reference to help their younger patients deal with ADD and ADHD and many parents turn to this book to help them not only understand, but cope with what their child is going through. This book also allows parents and physicians to find alternatives to treating ADD and ADHD that avoids drugs all together. For my…

Neurological Journal The article that I chose to write about is called “The Effect of Methylphenidate on Neurological Soft Signs in ADHD”. This article is based on a study of 35 patients that were treated with Methylphenidate to see if hyperactivity symptomatology was affected. The neurological soft signs (NSS) that were evaluated included poor coordination, speed or accuracy of limb or axial movements, including those required to keep balance, dysrhythmias and overflow (Hrtanek et al). NSS is…

particular, I contrasted the acquisition of knowledge about LSD-effects and methylphenidate. Pharmacologists did not understand the mechanism of action of methylphenidate until recently. Methylphenidate is a common treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In a revolutionary study, Hannestad, Gallezot, Planeta-Wilson, Lin, Williams, van Dyck, Malison, Carson, and Ding (2010) found that oral methylphenidate occupies norepinephrine transporters at clinically relevant doses.…

that although cocaine dependant individuals have decreased ability for stimulus-response learning, their ability to make basic associations remains intact (Vadhan, 2014). As previously mentioned, cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria through the increased release and decreased reuptake of the dopamine neurotransmitter within the synaptic gap, especially in the nucleus accumbens (Volkow, 1997). Over time, the repetitive influx of dopamine molecules can have detrimental effects on…

Professionals face a number of challenges when diagnosing ADHD, a neurodevelopmental disorder, especially when it comes to diagnosis and treatment in very young children. Currently, many believe that it is not possible to diagnose children under 5 years old with ADHD, as part of the diagnostic criteria includes “age inappropriate inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsivity” (Dias, 1999, p. 40). However, the question for children under 5 years old is, can inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and…

fifteen detoxified substance abusers an eighteen comparison subjects. It was hypothesized that the use of meth significantly reduces dopamine transporters. To test this hypothesis, they administered a dopamine transporter ligand, [11C] d-threo-methylphenidate, to their subjects and used positron emission tomography scanning to measure transporter levels. Their results show that substance abusers who have been detoxified for at least eleven month have reduced transporters by 27.8% in the caudate…

Medication could end a child's life There are more than four million children in the United States with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD (Carey, 2016) who need to be medicated, but medication doesn't help, these kids can use different ways to treat their ADHD. Kids with ADHD aren't just immature. To be diagnosed with ADHD they must clearly be outside of range with other kids their age. They must seriously impaired these kids who are distressed, not because of…

Pure-bred Sprague Dawley rats (brown laboratory rats) are to be used in this experiment. These rats are preferred due to known calmness and ease of handling. To reduce variability, rats of the same weight, age, and gender will be chosen. Thirty-seven ADHD rats and thirty-seven non-ADHD rats will be chosen. This provides a sample size large enough to produce statistically significant values. Because there is no physical biological marker for rats with ADHD, behavioral symptoms must be…

nature of stimulants and possible side effects, patients with any of the following conditions should not use stimulants as a treatment: history of alcoholism/substance abuse, anxiety, arteriosclerosis, cardiac disease, glaucoma, allergies (to methylphenidate, amphetamine or fructose/glucose/galactose/sucrose intolerance or deficiencies), hyperthyroidism or Tourette’s syndrome.16 The prognosis for ADHD is commonly very positive. Although no cure exists for ADHD, those affected can take advantage…