ADHD
Friday's Progress Notes - June 8, 2001
Mental Health Information - Vol. 5 Issue 12
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CONTENTS
1. Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health: ADHD
2. Practice guideline for the assessment and diagnosis of ADHD.
3. Using the clinical practice guideline in family practice.
4. Drug and behavior interventions for treating teens with ADHD.
5. Intervention resources for children with attention problems.
6. Management of medications in primary and secondary schools.
7. Addressing student problem behavior in school.
8. ADHD and the military.
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Dear Colleagues,
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.
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1. MENTAL HEALTH: A REPORT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
The report reviews prevalence, etiology, diagnostic criteria, and
treatment options.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter3/sec4.html
2. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
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.
http://www.aap.org/policy/ac0002.pdf
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.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010501/1803.html
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
5. UCLA SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT
Attention Problems: Intervention and Resources
This packet serves as a starting point for increasing awareness
of assessment and treating of attention problems.
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.)
7. CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AND PRACTICE
Addressing Student Problem Behavior
This paper outlines the process for conducting a functional
behavioral assessment and a description of how to develop and
implement various interventions in planning an individualized
education program (IEP).
http://cecp.air.org/fba/problembehavior/funcanal.pdf
8. PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR
ADHD and the Military
This article explores the question of whether young adults
are eligible for the military if they are taking medication
for ADHD.
http://www.dbpeds.org/section/fall98/adhd_military.html
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