Study: Use of methylphenidate-based ADHD medication increases the risk of heart problems
ADHD medication enhances the risk of heart problems in children (Science Nordic):
“The risk of developing heart problems is twice as big for children taking medicine for Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when compared to children not receiving the medicine…The study builds on data from 714,000 children born in 1990–1999…The study covered nearly all types of ADHD medicine. Methylphenidate-based medications account for 98 per cent of treatments. This group of medication is sold under the brands Concerta, Methylin, Ritalin, Equasym XL, Motiron and Medikinet…
To make sure that the measured difference wa...
Source: SharpBrains - August 20, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Attention and ADD/ADHD Health & Wellness ADHD-diagnosis ADHD-medication cardiovascular Concerta Equasym XL heart problems Medikinet Methylin methylphenidate Motiron Ritalin Source Type: blogs
Attending to Attention
It’s hard not to notice that the idea of “attention” is on a lot of people’s minds. In just one week my desk received a copy of The Hedgehog Review,, the monthly Turning Points Magazine & Devotional, and an e-mail message from a parent all dealing with this subject. Since the advent of a DSM diagnoses involving deficits of attention (initially linked to hyperactivity), the... // Read More » (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - August 6, 2014 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Tom Garigan Tags: Health Care bioethics biotechnology Culture / Ethnicity / Gender / Disability enhancement Health Care Practice syndicated Source Type: blogs
Adults with ADHD: Tips for Juggling Life in Today’s Frenetic World
We live in a wired, fast-paced world. We’re constantly plugged in — checking email and social media sites from all of our devices. We’re trying to meet ever-increasing expectations and demands, juggling careers and school, raising kids, managing our homes, entertaining, and much more, says Terry Matlen, MSW, ACSW, a psychotherapist and ADHD coach.
“For the adult without ADD, it’s a tough situation to keep their heads above water. But for an adult with ADHD, it’s almost an impossible task.”
“The brain can just ‘shut down’ due to feeling overwhelmed,” said Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D, NCC, a psychotherap...
Source: World of Psychology - July 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: ADHD and ADD Disorders Family General Happiness Industrial and Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Self-Help Stress Success & Achievement Technology Adult Attention Problems Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Overwhelmed S Source Type: blogs
Study: Neurofeedback treatment for ADHD in only 12 sessions?
In this study, behavior improvements, gains in a computerized measure of attention, and corresponding EEG changes were all observed after only 12 25 minute training sessions, i.e., only 3 total hours of training. Whether this is because of the specific training protocol used in this study, i.e., the Peak Achievement training system, or could be attained with other training protocols, is unclear.
It is important to emphasize that this was not a randomized controlled trial — in fact, there was not even a control group. Thus, reliable conclusions about the clinical efficacy of this approach cannot be made from this study al...
Source: SharpBrains - July 28, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. David Rabiner Tags: Attention and ADD/ADHD Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Technology ADHD-Treatment EEG-Biofeedback hyperactivity IVA Plus medication-treatment Neurofeedback Neurofeedback-Treatment Peak Achievement theta/beta ratio Source Type: blogs
The LITFL Review 145
The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the best and brightest from the blogosphere, the podcast video/audiosphere and the rest of the Web 2.0 social media jungle to find the most fantastic EM/CC FOAM (Free Open Access Meducation) around.
Welcome to the 145th edition, brought to you by:
Kane Guthrie [KG] from LITFL
Tessa Davis [TRD] from LITFL and Don’t Forget The Bubbles
Brent Thoma [BT] from BoringEM, and ALiEM
Chris Ni...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - July 23, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kane Guthrie Tags: LITFL LITFL review LITFL R/V Source Type: blogs
I’m Mentioned in The Vancouver Courier Newspaper On Adult ADHD And Stigma
I’m Mentioned in The Vancouver Courier Newspaper On Adult ADHD And StigmaPost from: Adult ADD Strengths
I’m mentioned in The Vancouver Courier Newspaper on Adult ADHD And The Harm of ADHD Stigma
I should have posted this much earlier. I was quoted in The Vancouver Courier Newspaper on Adult ADHD And The Harm of ADHD Stigma, by Cheryl Rossi, June 30th p. A13.
It’s related to this post NPA Vancouver Politician Melissa De Genova Publicly Shames And Stigmatizes Her Political Opponent Sarah Blyth For Getting Help For ADHD At Work
about this
Then Melissa De Genova asked why the governing party would not elect...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - July 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Pete Quily Tags: ADHD Stigma Politics ADHD related Vancouver Source Type: blogs
Hunting For the Marijuana-Dopamine Connection
Why do heavy pot smokers show a blunted reaction to stimulants?Most drugs of abuse increase dopamine transmission in the brain, and indeed, this is thought to be the basic neural mechanism underlying the rewarding effects of addictive drugs. But in the case of marijuana, the dopamine connection is not so clear-cut. Evidence has been found both for and against the notion of increases in dopamine signaling during marijuana intoxication. Marijuana has always been the odd duck in the pond, research-wise. Partly this is due to longstanding federal intransigence toward cannabis research, and partly it is because cannabis, chemic...
Source: Addiction Inbox - July 21, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Dirk Hanson Source Type: blogs
Top stories in health and medicine, June 30, 2014
From MedPage Today:
FDA Finally OKs Inhaled Insulin. After several denials, the FDA announced Friday that it had approved inhaled insulin (Afrezza) to be used for improving glycemic control in adult patients with diabetes.
ADHD Meds Tied to Cardio Risk. Danish children taking stimulant drugs for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had roughly double the risk for cardiovascular problems compared with other ADHD kids, a large registry study found, although the absolute incidence was still very low.
Diabetes Drug Denials Bad for Care? Endocrinologists are concerned that recent decisions by insurers to stop cover...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 30, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: MedPage Today Tags: News ADHD Diabetes Endocrinology Heart Source Type: blogs
The progression of the Diagnostic Codes in Psychiatry and archaeological implications
All official diagnoses have a numeric code attached to them. It struck me a while back that there is a bit of history implied in those codes. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, combined type is 314.01, inattentive type alone is 314.00, but hyperactive type alone is 314.01 which I suppose suggests that the original perception of the diagnosis was of something associated with hyperactivity and only later was it seen as useful to consider the criteria and make a diagnosis in the absence of hyperactivity. Perhaps there is a psychiatric resident's progress or the fields progress implied in the mood disorder codes. As a f...
Source: a psychiatrist who learned from veterans - June 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
Top stories in health and medicine, June 6, 2014
From MedPage Today:
SSRIs May Worsen Hemorrhagic Strokes. The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) before a stroke may worsen the event for some patients.
Medicare to Cover Sex Change Surgery. A Medicare decision to pay for sex reassignment surgery offers a teachable moment, says one reproductive endocrinologist who specializes in transgender medicine.
Does Wi-Fi Really Disturb Fetal Brains? Even without much evidence to support concerns that prenatal exposure to wireless radiation leads to attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, the BabySafe Project is still promoting a “bett...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 6, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: MedPage Today Tags: News Neurology Obesity Source Type: blogs
Best of Our Blogs: March 21, 2014
Do you get sucked into the same arguments with the same people? Like a broken record, there you are again, stuck in the same place.
It could be as superficial as the way you dress or as personal as the way you act. Perhaps, it’s their lack of empathy for what you’re going through or your unrealistic expectation of them to be different than they are.
Time wears away at relationships when its focused on disharmony. Your father may never agree with your choice in career. Your mother may never understand what it’s really like to have your illness. Your partner may not get why you overreact in certain circumst...
Source: World of Psychology - March 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs ADHD and abuse Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Bipolar Disorder Child Abuse Conflict and validation Depression (mood) Emotion Major Depressive Disorder Managing Depression Manic Depression Posttraumatic Str Source Type: blogs
Top stories in health and medicine, March 20, 2014
From MedPage Today:
Stool DNA Test Detects Colon Cancer. A stool DNA test detected significantly more colon cancers in average-risk patients as compared with a conventional fecal immunochemical test (FIT).
10 Ways to Safely Push Ketamine in the ED. A doctor recently took me on a ketamine trip, and I enjoyed it immensely.
‘Rebound’ Obesity Seen After ADHD Treatment. Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who are treated with stimulants may eventually be susceptible to “rebound weight gain.”
Antibiotic Errors Common in Community Hospitals. More than one patient in three treate...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 20, 2014 Category: Family Physicians Tags: News ADHD Cancer GI Obesity Source Type: blogs
Living with Extreme Sound Sensitivity
If you feel disgusted to the point of rage when you hear the sound of chewing, swallowing, breathing, throat-clearing and other common “people” noises, you’re not alone. You’re also not crazy. Misophonia is a sound sensitivity disorder, which makes certain noises intolerable to the sufferer.
Although this condition is primarily neurological, the experience of these sounds can cause psychological distress. The term misophonia was developed by Pawel and Margaret Jastreboff, American neuroscientists. Literally translated, it means “hatred of sounds.”
This condition usually develops when a ...
Source: World of Psychology - March 19, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Craig A. Maxwell, DO Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements General Green and Environment Health-related LifeHelper Mental Health and Wellness Psychotherapy Treatment Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder brain Dr. Pawel Jastreboff Margaret Jastrebof Source Type: blogs
Best of Our Blogs: March 18, 2014
Her life seems better than yours.
What you would do to have their relationship?
If only you were as healthy, as wealthy, as put together as he is.
I know the plight of envy. I’m familiar with how easy it is to put your neighbor’s life at front center and your own in the shadows. It corrodes anything good and relegates it to “not good enough.”
It’s a difficult thing to resist-the lure of wanting a life that’s not your own. And many of us try to soothe the discomfort with mindless distractions. But it’s a problem easily solved when confronted head on.
If you’re feeling a little...
Source: World of Psychology - March 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Emotion Empathic listening Empathy English-language films Guilt Guilty Pleasure Interpersonal relationship Mental Illness Posttraumatic growth Schizophrenia The Science of Source Type: blogs
10 Daily Habits That Help You Manage ADHD
The first key in managing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is making sure you’re getting effective treatment. As Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D, NCC, a psychotherapist and ADHD specialist, said, “appropriate treatment can make a world of difference.”
The second key in managing ADHD is building healthy habits that help you sharpen your focus, navigate symptoms and accomplish what you need to accomplish.
Below is a list of 10 habits that may help you better manage ADHD.
1. Get enough sleep.
“ADHD is a neurobiological disorder…So anything we can do to improve our overall brain health is going to help us ...
Source: World of Psychology - March 15, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: ADHD and ADD Disorders General Habits Mental Health and Wellness Self-Help Stress Success & Achievement ADHD Solutions ADHD strategies attention Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder daily habits Focus Healthy Habits Sarah Source Type: blogs
