Treating Adolescent ADHD with MedicationAdolescents are a vulnerable patient population experiencing heightened social, academic, and emotional changes which can make them difficult to diagnose and treat. Providers are hesitant to first...doi:10.1007/978-3-030-62393-7_3Danielle Doctor...
status of the treatment. This may reflect pressure on the orthodox medical profession from pharmaceutical companies, who would prefer to see a stimulant medication or anti-depressant prescribed, and partly because of concern over ‘shotgun’ approaches to treatment, where self-medication may lead to...
Joseph was taking Ritalin for his attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD). Without it, he would occasionally run around the classroom and call out to his friend. Yet the medication, it seemed, caused him to blink his eyes. “We traded in one problem for another,” Joseph’s mom said. ...
possibility via a µ-opioid receptors-mediated mechanism [123,124]. These properties may be helpful in manage the altered pain interoception of BPD patients—their “mental pain”—, as well as in treating their susceptibility to auto-medication with analgesics or substances. Indeed, diverse studi...
also emerged in the past few years. Among these, cognitive behavioral interventions have proven popular in the treatment of adult ADHD, especially within the adult population who cannot or will not use medications, along with the many medication-treated patients who continue to show residual ...
members who also suffer from substance use disorders can make teens more likely to become addicted, through environmental influence and ease of access. Many teens who suffer from mental health challenges like depression or anxiety also turn to substances in a misguided attempt at self-medication. ...
As with many aspects of mental health and well-being, it is good for all of us to have some understanding of conditions which may be affecting our loved ones or colleagues. I will cover some of the aspects ofADHD and adult ADHD in a later column. ...
also emerged in the past few years. Among these, cognitive behavioral interventions have proven popular in the treatment of adult ADHD, especially within the adult population who cannot or will not use medications, along with the many medication-treated patients who continue to show residual ...
a Global Clinical Rating: 1 Very much improved, 2 Much improved, 3 Moderately improved; b Subsyndromal Seasonal Pattern Depression; c Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); d Not Applicable (N/A), has not discontinued medication; e Late Luteal Phase Dysphoria Disorder (LLPDD); f Not...
“daily maintenance dose” of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole as prophylactic therapy. Severe diarrhea, attributed to the antimicrobial therapy, did not improve when the medication was discontinued. He developed abdominal extension, his stools appeared abnormal (foamy, bulky), with undigested food frequently...