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ADHD
Friday's Progress Notes - October 15, 2004
Mental Health Information - Vol. 8 Issue 10
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com
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CONTENTS
1. Guidelines for the diagnosis and evaluation of ADHD
2. Guidelines for the treatment of ADHD
3. Real-world tools for implementing the practice guidelines
4. Stresses of parenting a child with behavior problems
5. Positive discipline
6. Effective parenting
7. Adult patients with ADHD
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Dear Colleagues,
ADHD is the most common behavioral disorder of childhood. It affects 3% to 5% of school-aged children and may persist into adulthood. Today's newsletter provides ADHD resources, including links to a practical toolkit for healthcare providers and school personnel.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (AAP)
Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Child
With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
This clinical practice guideline provides recommendations for the assessment and diagnosis of school-aged children with ADHD. (May be slow to load.)
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=164
2. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (AAP)
Clinical Practice Guideline: Treatment of the School-Aged Child
With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of children with ADHD.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=165
3. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (AAP) and NICHQ
ADHD Practitioners' Toolkit
This is a set of real-world tools for use in implementing the AAP guidelines for treating ADHD. Includes evaluation forms, assessment scales, daily report card, medication chart, and school strategies.
http://www.nichq.org/NICHQ/Topics/ChronicConditions/ADHD/Tools/
4. ALCOHOL RESEARCH AND HEALTH
Can your Children Drive You To Drink?
Parents of children with behavior problems - particularly ADHD - experience highly elevated levels of daily child-rearing stresses.
5. ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE
Positive Discipline
This digest suggests methods and language that can be used in handling common situations involving young children.
6. US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Being an Effective Parent
A good relationship with you or with other adults is the best safeguard your child has as he grows and explores.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/effectiveparent.html
7. THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
Clinical Presentations of Adult Patients With ADHD
ADHD persists into adulthood in an increasingly recognized number of individuals with childhood onset. This article reviews 3 cases.
http://www.psychiatrist.com/supplenet/v65s03/v65s0302.pdf
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