Adhd by Andrea C. Nakaya

Author:Andrea C. Nakaya
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Compact Research: Diseases and Disorders, Medizin, Fachbücher
ISBN: 9781601523426
Publisher: Referencepoint Press
Published: 2008-07-31T21:00:00+00:00

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Primary Source Quotes*

How Should ADHD Be Treated?

“The best long-term research clearly indicates that stim-

ulant treatment is the most effective currently avail-

able treatment for individuals who have ADHD.”

—Mayo Clinic, interview with William Barbaresi, “ADHD Medications: Are They Safe?” April 20, 2006.

www.mayoclinic.com.

Barbaresi is a developmental and behavioral pediatrician at the Mayo Clinic in

Rochester, Minnesota.

“Taking drugs is not always the route to success. Short-

term studies find that children do concentrate better

Primary Source Quotes

if they take drugs to calm them. Yet there is no con-

vincing evidence that they have better grades as they

leave secondary school than ADHD children who do

not take drugs.”

— Economist, “Desperate Parents, Dangerous Drugs; Hyperactive Children,” April 22, 2006.

The Economist is an online and print newsmagazine offering analysis and com-

mentary of world business and current affairs.

* Editor’s Note: While the definition of a primary source can be narrowly or broadly defined, for the purposes of Compact Research, a primary source consists of: 1) results of original research presented by an organization or researcher; 2) eyewitness accounts of events, personal experience, or work experience; 3) first-person editorials offering pundits’ opinions; 4) government officials presenting political plans and/or policies; 5) representatives of organizations presenting testimony or policy.

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ADHD

“Optimal treatment for ADHD is still a matter of de-

bate.”

—Mayo Clinic, “Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),” February 16, 2007. www.mayoclinic.com.

The Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit medical practice that also works to provide reliable

health information on a variety of topics, including ADHD.

“The FDA has an ethical duty to warn the millions of

adults and children currently taking ADHD drugs, or

who might be prescribed the drugs in the future, that

the drugs may be deadly.”

— HealthFacts, “From the Director . . . : Warning Label Advised for Hyperactivity Drugs,” April 2006.

HealthFacts is a monthly newsletter published by the Center for Medical Con-

sumers that offers a critical perspective on recent medical news.

“This study [found that] . . . the incidence of fatal and

serious events because of circulatory causes in the

study population was low [among those people us-

ing stimulants] and seemed similar to national back-

ground rates.”

—Almut G. Winterstein et al., “Cardiac Safety of Central Nervous System Stimulants in Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder,” Pediatrics, December 2007. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org.

Winterstein et al. are researchers from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Zito is from the University of Maryland in Baltimore.

“After a diagnosis of ADHD has been made but before

therapy with a stimulant or other medication is ini-

tiated, a thorough evaluation [of any cardiac condi-

tions] should be performed.”

—Victoria L. Vetter et al., “Cardiovascular Monitoring of Children and Adolescents with Heart Disease Receiving Stimulant Drugs: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Congenital Cardiac Defects Committee and the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing,” Circulation, April 21, 2008.

The authors are affiliated with the American Heart Association, an organiza-

tion that works to reduce cardiovascular heart disease and strokes in the United

States.

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How Should ADHD Be Treated?

“Strattera provides uninterrupted relief from ADHD

symptoms throughout the day into the evening. . . . [In

studies of the effects of the drug] Strattera was gener-

ally well-tolerated.”

—Eli Lilly and Company, “First Medication Indicated for Maintenance Treatment for ADHD,” May 8, 2008.

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