Week 10Short Paper

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Running head: SHORT PAPER: ADHD 1

Short Paper: ADHD

Donald Butler

PSY-634-131!

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)in*a +ri,oold P,./D


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SHORT PAPER: ADHD &

A$,tra"t

The purpo,e o0 thi, ,hort paper i, to hae a di,"u,,ion on the neurop,."hiatri" di,order "alled

ADHD or Attention De0i"it Di,order ith H.pera"tiit./ 2n thi, di,"u,,ion e ill in"lude a

$rie0 hi,tor. o0 ADHD/ olloing the $rie0 hi,tor. o0 ADHD a di,"u,,ion% an ealuation o0

po,,i$le "au,e, o0 ADHD/ 2t i, al,o i#portant that e di,"u,, treat#ent, ith ea#ple, o0

treat#ent, u,ed in p,."holog./ 2n "on"lu,ion% e ill di,"u,, the ho thi, di,order i, ieed

0ro# a neuroato#. per,pe"tie/


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SHORT PAPER: ADHD 3

Short Paper: ADHD

ADHD i, "on,idered not onl. "o##on $ut it i, one o0 the #o,t di,ruptie in ter#, o0

edu"ational% per,onal and ,o"ial lie, o0 tho,e that are diagno,ed/ The 0ederal "enter 0or di,ea,e

"ontrol e,ti#ate, the aerage age o0 a per,on ith ADHD i, ,een .ear, o0 age/ ADHD

a""ording to Holland 5&'1( i, "o##on in $o., #ore ,o than girl% and thi, di,order tran,"end,

into one, adulthood/ Holland and Higher 5&'1( gie, u, an intere,ting per,pe"tie on the

hi,tor. o0 ADHD/ or ea#ple% the original ter#inolog. o0 ADHD a, "alled h.per*ineti"

i#pul,e di,order/ The APA or A#eri"an P,."hologi"al A,,o"iation in the later portion o0 the

176'8, o00i"iall. re"ogni9ed ADHD a, a #ental di,order/ The 0ir,t #ention o0 thi, di,order "a#e

0ro# a Briti,h pediatri"ian $. the na#e o0 Sir +eorge Still% hen he de,"ri$ed ADHD a, an

a$nor#al de0e"t or #oral "ontrol in "hildren/

Thi, de,"ription 0or ,till 517'& a, 0ro# "lo,e o$,eration o0 a00e"ted "hildren la"*ing

the a$ilit. to "ontrol their $ehaior a, "o#pared to a nor#al 0un"tioning "hild ithin the ,a#e

age/ The 0ir,t drug that a, introdu"ed 0or treat#ent a""ording to the DA or ood and drug

ad#ini,tration in 1736 "alled Ben9edrine $. Dr/ harle, Bradle./ ;hile treating a ,ele"t group

o0 "hildren had ,o#e intere,ting ,ide e00e"t, a0ter ad#ini,tering the #edi"ation to the,e "hildren%

hat he di,"oered a, that the "hildren8, $ehaior i#proed a, ell a, their per0or#an"e, in

,"hool/ Een though hi, 0inding, ere ,igni0i"ant% hi, peer, ignored hi# and di,#i,,ed hi,

0inding,/


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SHORT PAPER: ADHD 4

ADHD Treat#ent,

There are #an. 0or#, o0 treat#ent option, 0or $oth "hildren and adult, ali*e ith

ADHD/ The to #o,t "o##on treat#ent, are the u,e o0 phar#a"euti"al, and therap. in ariou,

0or#,/ At the pre,ent there are no *non ia$le origin, to ADHD% there0or #a*ing it #ore

"hallenging to diagno,i, and 0inding ,uita$le treat#ent #ethod,/ ;hat i, *non i, that ADHD

o0ten i, 0ound to run in 0a#ilie,% pri#aril. in $o.,/ Re,ear"her, hae 0ound that a #other8, u,e

o0 drug,% al"ohol or to$a""o ill or* to in"rea,e the ri,* o0 ADHD during "hild $irth/ The 0ir,t

DS< or Diagno,ti" and Stati,ti"al


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SHORT PAPER: ADHD (

on"lu,ion

2n "on"lu,ion e learned ,o#e reall. intere,ting in0or#ation a, it relate, to ADHD/

Hi,tori"al in0or#ation ,u"h a, the earl. u,e, o0 Ben9edrine% Ritalin to >ian"e and on"erta

hae all proen oer ti#e to $e a #a?or #ethod o0 treating ADHD/ Re,ear"h ha, gien u, een

#ore opportunit. to 0ind "ure, and ne innoatie therapie, 0or ADHD treat#ent,/ ro#

per,onal per,pe"tie 2 a, diagno,ed ith ADHD al#o,t 1' .ear, ago/ A, ti#e, "hanged ,o ha,

#. #edi"ation and therap. regi#ent ha, "hanged/ on"erta a, the $eginning o0 #. treat#ent

regi#en ith u,e oer ti#e to o"alin% and "on"erti a, #. "urrent #edi"ation, to date/ inall.

ADHD dire"tl. a00e"ted #. li0e and ho 2 lied #. li0e/ The pa.ing attention to the ,#all

detail, and dra#ati" i#proe#ent, to #. ,tudie, ha, #ade #. #anage#ent o0 thi, di,order/ B.

ne and innoatie phar#a"euti"al, and ariou, other 0or#, o0 therap. throughout a "hild8,

li0e,pan/


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Re0eren"e,

Holland% =/ 5&'1(% e$ruar. &6/ The Hi,tor. o0 ADHD: A Ti#eline/ Retrieed De"e#$er !%

&'1(% 0ro# http:@@/healthline/"o#@health@adhd@hi,tor.Oerie1

=ru"i"*% +/ 5n/d// The Hi,tor. o0 ADHD: A Ti#eline/ Retrieed De"e#$er !% &'1(% 0ro#

http:@@/healthline/"o#@health@adhd@hi,tor.177',

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