Describes a neurological condition called attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD with hyperactivity) and its three main components: (1) trouble maintaining attention; (2) trouble paying appropriate attention; (3) trouble shifting focus. Provides a "survival guide" for educators with ADHD. (VWC)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has a profound effect on children's personal, social, and academic development. Article presents diagnostic criteria and methods for identification of ADHD, and outlines major intervention strategies appropriate for school and community settings. (Author/JDM)

Reviews practical issues involved in the behavioral treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Traditional treatment strategies, non-behavioral treatment approaches and their efficacy, behavioral methods of treatment, and best treatment practices are outlined. A summary sheet of treatment methods and best treatment practices is…

Examines how Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) characteristics might have functioned within the lives of our prehistoric ancestors. These traits--distractibility, impulsivity, and restlessness--would have worked well for hunters, but not for farmers. Also explains the role of creativity in those diagnosed with AD/HD. (MKA)

This follow-forward study examined whether behavioral groupings (hyperactivity, hyperactivity with aggression, or comparison), created when children were preschoolers, were associated with different outcomes 5 years later. Parents (N=37) completed the Child Behavior Checklist at the outcome assessment. Results indicated that early assessments of…

The prevalence of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was studied among school children in a mid-southern state. Responses of 128 of 311 school superintendents reveal that, overall, 3% of students are identified as ADHD, although in some districts as many as 25% have received this diagnosis. Implications of these findings are…

Examines the empirical evidence cited in favor of the operation of genetic factors in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and argues that the evidence does not support a role for genetic factors in the disorder. Discusses problems compromising family, twin, and adoption studies. (JPB)

Presents details of Instant Alert Hypnosis procedure as an adjunct to neurotherapy in the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Discusses AD/HD diagnostic issues, demographics, traditional treatments, neurological basis, EEG assessment, implications for the use of hypnosis, and the efficacy and promise of neurotherapy with and…

Tested use of instant alert hypnosis on 16 children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. Found that EEG beta-theta ratio means were significantly higher in trials of neurotherapy combined with alert hypnosis than neurotherapy alone. Beta was significantly enhanced, whereas theta was inhibited. Identified improved treatment efficacy and…

Objective: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire is a 25-item instrument developed to assess emotional and behavioral problems. The current study attempted to replicate previous European structural analyses and to describe the latent dimensions that underlie responses to the parent-reported version of the Strengths and Difficulties…

Objective: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often accompanied by clinically significant anxiety, but few empirical data guide treatment of children meeting full DSM-IV criteria for ADHD and anxiety disorders (ADHD/ANX). This study examined the efficacy of sequential pharmacotherapy for ADHD/ANX children. Method: Children, age 6…

Objective: Bupropion SR has been shown to be effective for the treatment of nicotine dependence in adults. This open-label pilot study was designed to examine the feasibility and preliminary tolerability of bupropion SR in adolescents with nicotine dependence. Method: Sixteen adolescents aged 12 to 19 years were enrolled in the study. Eleven of…

Objective: In adolescents with substance use disorder (SUD), comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with greater severity of substance abuse, conduct problems, and worse treatment outcomes. Although many controlled trials have established the efficacy of psychostimulants, including pemoline, for ADHD in children and…

Objective: To examine the etiologies of covariation of childhood sleep problems and other behavioral/emotional problems in young children. Method: The parents of more than 6,000 twin pairs provided information on their twins' anxiety, conduct, and hyperactivity at ages 3, 4, and 7 by completing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.…

We employed a multi-informant approach to examine attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) subtype differences, as well as ADHD versus comparison group differences, in overt aggression, relational aggression, and peer regard related to such aggression. Participants included 228 girls (ages 6 to 12 years) diagnosed with either ADHD-Combined…