Non-stimulant medication treatment for ADHD in teens Non-stimulant medications are generally considered to be the second line in the treatment of ADHD. They are generally found to be more subtle in their effectiveness compared to stimulant-class medications. One of the primary non-stimulant medicatio...
There are countless ways to alleviate the symptoms of ADHD, but experts tend to agree that the most effectiveADHD treatmentis a combination of medication and multimodal therapy. (Though the first-line treatment for kids under 5 with ADHD is therapy, not medication.) The first step in ADHD tre...
You wouldn’t trust a doctor who treated you this way, and neither would I. Some patients are looking for just such treatment though – and for them, a doctor who did this would be a god-send. There are likely as many different motivations for a visit to the doctor’s office as ther...
Not only might the child be exposed to unnecessary medication, but the wrong diagnosis can mean that the child isn’t receiving the support or treatment that actually would help their symptoms. Misdiagnosis can set a path for treatment that is unhelpful or detrimental, and it runs the risk ...