Research has discovered how two brain regions work together to maintain attention, and how discordance between the regions could lead to attention deficit disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression.
Date Posted: May 14, 2018
Categories: Adult ADHD, Schizophrenia
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Researchers have recently discovered an adult version of ADHD, recognised by fidgeting, being easily distracted, forgetfulness, and having poor organizational skills. However, it has come to light that more than 80% of those diagnosed are unlikely ...
May 9
Categories: Adult ADHD
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In a recent study, researchers discovered that teens with greater symptoms of inattention made more mistakes in a driving simulator test, while those with symptoms of hyperactivity and conduct disorder were more likely to engage in risky driving ...
Apr 3
Categories: Adult ADHD
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Is it simply a problem of having poor attention or a “disorder”? Here are 6 signs that you may have adult ADHD.
Apr 21
Categories: Adult ADHD
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The primary treatment for adults with ADHD has always been the primary treatment together with good empirical support, however, many adults would rather not take it. Research studies have explored if medication is likely to provide significant ...
Jan 13
Categories: Adult ADHD
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Current measuring tools for ADHD may not work for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Pediatric researchers report that children with ASD may mistakenly be diagnosed with ADHD because they have autism-related social impairments rather than ...
Dec 29
Categories: Adult ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity ...
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According to the American Psychiatric Association, about 5 percent of American children suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), yet the diagnosis is given to some 15 percent of American children, many of whom are placed on ...
Nov 5
Categories: Adult ADHD
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Despite overwhelming scientific evidence endorsed by the most prestigious medical organizations in the world, there is still a multitude of inaccurate information circulating about Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), leading to ...
Oct 19
Categories: Adult ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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A team of scientists has found similarities in brain impairments in children with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. The study involved brain imaging of white matter in 200 children.
Jul 28
Categories: Adult ADHD, Autism spectrum disorders, Obsessions & Compulsions ...
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Are children and young adults less attentive and respectful than they once where? Is uttering the perennial platitude “kids these days" disguising actual behavioural decline?
Jul 12
Categories: Adult ADHD
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Typical symptoms associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder behavior include forgetfulness, distractedness, hyper-focus, disorganization and emotional difficulties. Tackling these issues by oneself is difficult enough, but bringing ...
May 26
Categories: Adult ADHD, Relationships & Marriage
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A major shift in the way researchers and clinicians look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be on the horizon, according to two new studies that each tracked thousands of people for almost 20 years after birth. One group was in ...
May 21
Categories: Adult ADHD
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The brains of people with ADHD appear, among other things, to have lower levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine, so an experience needs to be more stimulating for it to draw and hold their attention. This makes for tough school ...
May 7
Categories: Adult ADHD
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The addiction indicates an escape from ADHD and psychiatric disorder. Young and single men are at risk of being addicted to video games.
Apr 27
Categories: Adult ADHD, Depression
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People vary according to different personality traits, such as extraversion or conscientiousness, and new research suggests that they also vary according to a particular cognitive trait: distractibility.
Dec 16
Categories: Adult ADHD, Personality problems
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Managing the symptoms during the season.
Dec 5
Categories: Adult ADHD, Adult psychological development
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