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How Ritalin Works In Brain To Boost Cognition, Focus Attention

Stimulant medications such as Ritalin have been prescribed for decades to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and their popularity as "cognition enhancers" has recently surged among the healthy, as well.

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FDA OK's Concerta for Attention Deficit in Adults

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday U.S. health regulators approved Concerta to treat adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.

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Other ADHD News

• Popular Stimulant's Role In Brain Function Deterioration Is Cause For Concern, According To Researchers

• Mutation Related To ADHD Drug Metabolism Discovered

• Poor Sleep May Increase Odds Of Emotional, Behavioral Disturbances Including ADHD

• St. John's Wort Does Not Appear Effective For Treating ADHD In Children And Teens

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Visit Our New ADD/ADHD Forums

Have your visited our new mental health forums - bulletin boards area? It's a place where people with psychiatric conditions or their family members and friends can post questions regarding the mental health issues that confront them today. We encourage you to post your questions and to offer your advice and experience. Sharing is helpful to everyone.

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Online Conference Transcript

Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

Diagnosis and Treatment ADHD can be misdiagnosed or not diagnosed in adults. A recent community based survey (the National Comorbidity Survey) found that only 10% of the adults with ADHD had seen and received treatment for their ADHD in the last year. Read this conference transcript with Dr. Lenard Adler to be informed about Adult ADHD.

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Powerful Documentary Films at HealthyPlace.com

HealthyPlace.com unveiled four of the most powerful mental health videos you have ever seen. These are stories about sexual molestation, rape, eating disorders and teens trapped in abusive relationships.

What makes these mental health films different and so moving is that they describe the impact of physical and sexual violence and misperceptions on their victims.

You can watch them using your windows media player. We've also set up special bulletin boards for your feedback.

Depression and ADHD

Bipolar, or ADHD With Depression?

Can bipolar disorder mimic ADHD with depression, or vice versa? Can lithium work with ADHD? Or do we have a strange mix of disorders in our genetics? It seems that these disorders are similar but diagnosed differently, and people wind up on different medications, such as Ritalin for some and lithium for others.

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It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend:
Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success

These children are socially out of step with their peers, and often they are ridiculed or ostracized for their differences. A successful social life is immeasurably important to a child's happiness, health, and development, but until now, no book has provided practical, expert advice on helping learning disabled children achieve social success.

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Video News

Learn about ADHD among African Americans, and the growing divide in the number of minorities seeking ADHD treatment.

Does TV Cause ADD?

ADHD Drugs

Harry's female partner physically, sexually and emotionally abused him 8 years ago. He talks about the abuse, the emotional trauma she caused and being a male victim of domestic violence. Other male callers shared their stories of physical and emotional pain inflicted upon them by their wives and the justice system. Dr. Kumar discusses the psychology involved in domestic abuse against men.

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