What are the types of ADHD and What’s the difference between ADD and ADHD?
What distinguishes Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is that ADD is not an actual medical term…
Apathy Might be a Warning Sign for Dementia
Older and even middle-aged adults can become uncharacteristically blasé as a forerunner to dementia, years before clear-cut signs appear…
Is Psychotherapy Useful If You Have OCD?
Psychotherapy is a form of therapy that focuses on using psychological methods to help treat patients. It is an umbrella term for a variety of therapies such as Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Psychodynamic therapy, and Psychoanalysis among many more.
What is Resilient Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a reading disorder characterized by a difficulty in navigating between the visual form and sounds of a written language. Resilient dyslexics differ in that, they exhibit remarkably high levels of reading comprehension despite difficulties in being able to decode language.
ADHD Is on The Rise
About 10 percent of American children are diagnosed with ADHD according to a new study. The study looked at a span of 1997 until 2016 and found an increase of 4 percent.
The study included other interesting information on ADHD, such as the breakdown of diagnoses by the sexes. Boys were diagnosed 14 percent of the time compared to about 6 percent of girls.
How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Help Treat ADHD in Adults
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a short-term form of psychotherapy that attempts to change negative patterns of thinking and behavior. CBT helps to change distorted thoughts and changing behavioral patterns, and other emotional problems.
How Do Stimulants Work For Treating ADHD?
Stimulants are medications that produce a temporary increase in the functionality or efficiency of an organism. They work by increasing the availability of certain chemicals in the brain, thus making the pathways in the brain work more effective. Stimulants are the most common type of medicine used to treat ADHD.
Health Experts Say Parents Need to Cut Kids’ Screen Time
Children are spending way too much time in front of screens, says the American Heart Association, and it’s urging parents to drastically cut the hours their kids are allowed to use their phones, computers, tablets, and video games…
How Do Concussions impact young athletes with ADHD?
A preliminary study indicates that those with ADHD who have suffered concussions are at a higher risk of developing depression and anxiety. The more immediate symptoms of concussions include a headache, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, and confusion. Typically, they improve within a few days, according to the CDC. But for some people, recovery may take weeks or months.
Youth Concussions Deserve Attention
What is a Concussion?
A concussion can be direct or indirect forces to the head. This can be in a car that stops really fast. A concussion may or may not involve a loss of consciousness. Most concussions do not even appear in CT or MRI scans which mainly focus on determining whether there is internal bleeding. The recovery time can vary from days to months to even longer.
