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Attention Deficit Root Causes
857 wordsMoving beyond ADD/ADHD is a book that discussed what Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is. It is a condition for which the medication Ritalin is most commonly prescribed. Its diagnosis is based on problems with attention, focus, impulsivity, or over activity at school or home. The book distinguishes the difference between ADD and ADHD according to the American Psychiatric Associations diagnostic and statistical manual, the DSM IV, which is used by insurance comp...
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Therapy For Depressed Children
1,557 wordsPsychological Treatment for Depressed Students Amy A. Zieman Monmouth University Psychological Treatment for Depressed Students Depression in school-age children may be one of the most overlooked and under treated psychological disorders of childhood, presenting a serious mental health problem. Depression in children has become an important issue in research due to its many emotional forms, and its relationship to self-destructive behaviors. Depressive disorders are of particular importance to s...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
1,625 wordsPrenatal alcohol exposure is a preventable cause of birth defects, including mental retardation and neurodevelopmental deficits. Since the initial recognition in 1968 of the multiple effects that alcohol can have on the developing fetus [ 1 ] and the subsequent delineation in 1973 of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), [ 2 ] it has become clear that prenatal alcohol exposure can be associated with a wide range of abnormalities. [ 3 ] More than 80 % of children with FAS demonstrate prenatal and postnat...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
1,615 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects Prenatal alcohol exposure is a preventable cause of birth defects, including mental retardation and neurodevelopmental deficits. Since the initial recognition in 1968 of the multiple effects that alcohol can have on the developing fetus [ 1 ] and the subsequent delineation in 1973 of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), [ 2 ] it has become clear that prenatal alcohol exposure can be associated with a wide range of abnormalities. [ 3 ] More than 80 % of c...
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Behavioral Disorders Attention Deficit
1,676 wordsIs Ritalin Over Prescribed? Imagine for a moment that you are nine years old again. You are sitting in your third grade classroom trying as hard as you can to listen to your teacher, but you just cant. The heater is making this clicking sound that wont stop and the class hamster is running all over his cage. Further more, there is a light in the corner that keeps blinking like it is going to go out at anytime. It seems like your teacher has been talking forever and you just cant stand still. All...
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