Ritalin is a brand name for methylphenidate. Ritalin is a mild central nervous system stimulant that doctors prescribe to treat several disorders. The most common use of Ritalin is for the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Another known use of Ritalin is in the treatment of Narcolepsy. A doctor might also prescribe it to treat depression. Ritalin and other drugs in the stimulant class, work by increasing the neurotransmitters dopamine
children. As I work with this age group I plan to deal with various behaviors and mental disorders. One in particular being Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Recently, my little cousin received a notice from his teacher stating that he need to be tested for ADHD because of his disruptive behavior and not focusing in class. I thought it was kind of weird that his teacher automatically assume he had ADHD. Can he not just be a typically seven old? Is it okay for teachers to pre “diagnose”
Inattentive Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder interferes with the brain; therefore, the condition should be medicated. This disorder is diagnosed by a certified psychiatrist, whose job is to evaluate and diagnose symptoms of a mental illness. In this case, the condition is Inattentive Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Inattentive ADHD can and should be medicated because of the severe detriments it causes to the human brain. Inattentive Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a “ persistent
It is widely recognized that ADHD is over-diagnosed in communities. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) been both the most extensively studied mental disorder and the most controversial. There are no measures to diagnose children with ADHD so that the diagnosis remains dependent on the observations of those adults most familiar with the children. In addition, characteristic of all the interventions for children with ADHD, including both stimulant medication and psychosocial interventions
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children Stephanie Santiago Lehigh Carbon Community College Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children Pathophysiology Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) refers to developmentally inappropriate degrees of inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity (Hockenberry, Wilson, & Rodgers, 2017). ADHD is commonly found in school-aged children. While some children have a problem within one of the three areas, there are others who have
This articles show about the neurobiological disorder ADHD that stands for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and how it affects bullying. To be a victim, a bully and both consideration can be cases for having ADHD. The article states 58% of children with ADHD are involved in bullying. There are symptoms to which show the ADHD is present in a child. The symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity are the signs of ADHD. “People with ADHD struggle to have success at school and have
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Chance Dearman Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Introduction Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as ADHD, is a neurobehavioral disorder that develops during childhood and can continue through adulthood. ADHD’s characteristics include inappropriate levels of inattention, impulsivity and motor overactivity. It appears to be the most common childhood behavior disorder today with an estimate of 3-7% of school-aged
There are thousands of children diagnosed with disorders daily. Some are easily seen and tested for others are not. The most exponentially growing disorder over the past five years is one that easily mistaken for normal child hood misbehaviors and the hardest to test for. Attention Deficient Hyperactive Disorder, or ADHD, is the most misused, over diagnosed. This is due to outdated information, under developed testing and high pressures placed on educators to meet to state scores for funding. The
Ritalin has been over used for too many years when dealing with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder cases or similar diagnosis that called for it. One of the major reasons that Ritalin isn’t prescribed as much anymore is because there have been several cases where it would cause more damage than good for the patients that were taking the medication. Another reason is that several parents that had children sensitive to the medication would not listen to their children until they had to act out
diagnose ADHD is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5). Unlike the DSM 5, its predecessors including the DSM-II 1968, DSM-III 1980, DSM-III-TR 1987, DSM-IV 1994 and DSM-IV-TR 2000 did not include diagnostic criteria for adults. Considered a childhood disorder ADHD was often overlooked in the adult population (Mueller & Asherson, 2012). There have been several changes made to the diagnostic criteria for ADHD in the DSM-5 which now includes adults affected by the disorder. Changes