Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, recently released a National Action Agenda for Children's Mental Health. According to this report, 1 in 10 children and adolescents in the U.S. suffer from mental illness severe enough to cause some level of impairment. Yet, it is estimated that fewer than half of these children receives needed treatment. Today's FPN focuses on ADHD, the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder of childhood.
3. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS The Child with ADHD: Using the AAP Clinical Practice Guideline
Primary care clinicians frequently are asked by parents and teachers
to evaluate a child for ADHD; early recognition, assessment and
management of this condition can redirect the educational and
psychosocial development of most children with ADHD.
4. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA) Combination of Drug and Behavior Interventions Are Most Effective for Treating Teenagers with ADHD
A new study appearing in the current issue of Experimental and
Clinical Psychopharmacology found that methylphenidate (Ritalin),
in combination with a behavior modification intervention, improved
teen's diagnosed with ADHD performance on a range of academic
measures. http://www.apa.org/releases/adhdteens.html
6. MEDSCAPE Medication Management in Primary and Secondary Schools
The management of medications in primary and secondary schools is
emerging as an increasingly urgent problem. (Free registration with
Medscape is required.) http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/406712
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