Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Update
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Update On Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Statistics
Have you been having a few problems recently in keeping an appointment? If you have trouble keeping to the speed limit or multi task continuously at work, this could be one or two of the symptoms of adult ADHD. If your child or teen has ADHD, you too could be just one of the 25% of the parents who are likely to suffer from this condition. Researchers have now established a strong genetic link. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder statistics show too that couples who have ADHD children are twice as likely to seek a divorce or separation as the problems associated with hyperactivity and inattentiveness creates extra tensions within the family unit.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder statistics recently show that up to 5% of the children aged between 6 and 17 are suffering from this mental disorder. This data came from parents of some 23,000 children who were telephoned by the CDC. There seems to be a steady increase of around 3-5% a year of children with ADHD. But the actual attention deficit hyperactivity disorder statistics could actually be much higher as many cases go undiagnosed. In addition, between 30% to 60% of children who are untreated will risk carrying the condition into adulthood.
Is medication the answer? According to the pharmaceutical companies who have made billions of dollars a year on these drugs, the answer would seem to be a resounding yes. The reality in the average ADHD family tells a different story! Although the figures of deaths of children who have been on the ADHD drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin and Vyvanse, have been tiny, there is a suspicion that many deaths go unreported. The most alarming attention deficit hyperactivity disorder statistics come from a study carried out by by Madelyn Gould of the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University in New York City which studied the sudden deaths of 564 children. These deaths were caused by multiple factors but the children who had been on ADHD drugs were 7 times more likely to suffer a fatality than those children who were not on drugs.
To medicate or not to medicate? Many parents have to face this question and most will find out what the alternatives are and what the advantages and disadvantages are. As regards ADHD homeopathic cures, there are no side effects, health risks or even any risk of addiction. Costs too are more reasonable. Also behavioral therapy has been shown to be the best and most effective treatment of all in the long term. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder statistics on this type of treatment are now published and well known although not by the pharmaceutical companies!
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Myths and Facts
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