Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Couch Potatoes
ABC News - A new study pinpoints when patients receive the wrong medication or wrong dose. Forty-one percent of patients who meet anxiety disorder criteria aren't treated.
Source: abcnews.go.com
ADHD: What now?
Health 24 - Medication plays an important role. Better concentration improves school performance and reduces behavioural problems It is most probably due to a mood or anxiety disorder. Ritalin stimulates the underutilised self-control area of the brain
Source: www.health24.com
Is Behavior Therapy as Effective as Pharmacologic Treatment?
Medscape News - Approximately one third of the sample had a comorbid anxiety disorder. The primary finding of this study was that behavioral treatment was not as effective at reducing ADHD symptoms as medication. Secondary findings included (1) patients in all
Source: www.medscape.com
Mental Health Matters: Children & Stress
Arlington Heights Daily Herald - may uncover underlying depression, mood or anxiety disorders which may only be helped by a combination of medication and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Children with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have recurring fears and worries that they find
Source: www.dailyherald.com
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