ADHD medication : does it work and is it safe?
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- ISBN: 9781538155776
- ISBN: 153815577X
- ISBN: 9781538155783
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viii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Chapter 1: What Is ADHD and How Has It Evolved? -- Standing in Line -- Who Am I? -- ADHD Seems Like a Recently "Invented" Diagnosis. Where Did It Come From? -- So How Is ADHD Diagnosed? -- Diagnostic Criteria: Blessing or Curse? -- Day of Judgment -- Chapter 2: What Is ADHD and How Does It Feel? -- Celebration -- Chapter 3: From Silk to Ritalin: A History of the Medical Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- From Tears to Calm: The First Use of Medication to Treat ADHD -- Pharmaceutical Companies Get Interested11 -- From Obetrol to Adderall -- Ritalin Owes Its Existence to Tennis -- Ritalin Goes Mainstream -- Chapter 4: Is ADHD Really Real? -- But Wait! Isn't ADHD Overdiagnosed? -- Overdiagnosis Explanation #1: ADHD Lacks an Objective Diagnostic Test -- Overdiagnosis Explanation #2: ADHD Is a Collection of Normal Behaviors That Occur in Everyone, Occasionally -- So ADHD Behaviors Are Neurologically Based. But Couldn't ADHD Be a Normal Personality That Evolved over Time? -- What Causes ADHD? -- What Is Happening in the Brain of a Child with ADHD? -- How Does ADHD Medication Work? -- Chapter 5: Could ADHD Medication Help My Child? -- How Effective Are ADHD Medications? -- How Could ADHD Medication Help My Child? -- Can ADHD Medications Help My Child's Core ADHD Behaviors? -- What Does Research Tell Us about the Effectiveness of ADHD Medications? -- Can ADHD Medications Help When My Child Grows Up? -- Can ADHD Medications Have Long-Term EFFECTS on the Structure of My Child's Brain? -- Are There Any Non-Medication Treatments That Can Effectively Treat ADHD? -- Can ADHD Medications Help My Child? -- Chapter 6: Why Are There So Many Different Medications for the Treatment of ADHD? -- One Prescription, Five Meds -- Why Are There So Many Different ADHD Medications? -- Why Are There So Many ADHD Medications? -- Why Are There So Many ADHD Medications? -- Can Generic ADHD Medications Be Substituted for Brand-Name Medications? -- What Is the Difference between a Generic Medication and a Brand-Name Medication? -- Chapter 7: Which Medication Is Right for My Child? -- Four Medication Characteristics That Differentiate All ADHD Medications -- Medication Duration Time -- Delivery Mechanisms -- Medication Mirror-Image Molecules -- Medication Cost and GoodRx -- When Medication Is Indicated, Which Medication Should Be Started First? -- What Should I Say to My Child before Starting Medication? -- Chapter 8: Stimulant Medication Side Effects -- Three Types of Side Effects -- Appetite and Growth -- Sleep -- EMOTIONAL LABILITY (Time Related) -- Mood Suppression ("Zombie Effect") -- EMOTIONAL LABILITY (MEDICATION RELATED) -- Headaches and Stomachaches -- Tics -- Cardiac -- Chapter 9: Comorbidity: ADHD Does Not Dance Alone -- ADHD with Oppositional Defiant Behaviors -- ADHD with Dysphoric Mood -- ADHD with Anxiety -- ADHD with Compulsive Behaviors -- Medication Treatment for ADHD with Comorbid Behaviors -- Chapter 10: Twenty Brand-Name Methylphenidate Medications to Treat ADHD -- Chapter 11: Sixteen Brand-Name Amphetamine Medications to Treat ADHD -- Chapter 12: Ten Non-Stimulant Medications to Treat ADHD -- Afterword -- Medication List -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Index -- About the Author. |
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Kirtland Community College Library | RJ 506 .H9 K37 2022 | 30775305566797 | General Collection | Available | - |