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ADD can have a significant social impact on a person's life, affecting relationships in the family and on the job.
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Review the American Academy of Pediatricians checklist of symptoms for ADHD. Remember that all children act this way once in a while. A child with ADHD acts this way most of the time.
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When taken as prescribed, Ritalin is a valuable medicine. People with ADHD do not become addicted to stimulant medications when taken in the form prescribed and at treatment dosages.
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ADHD is a condition of the brain that makes it difficult for children to control their behavior. It is one of the most common conditions of childhood, affecting 6 to 9 percent of all school-age children. Boys are three times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with ADHD.
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Parents of kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face a tough choice: whether to medicate their children or not.
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Autism is called a developmental disability because it starts during a child's developmental period -- before age 3.
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If you are the parent of a young child, you may be confused about the safety of immunizations.
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An autistic child may not speak or may simply mimic sounds, is prone to bizarre gestures and often rejects physical contact.
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Doctors who specialize in children's eye care say children usually become near- or farsighted between ages 6 and 12. But even infants can wear glasses if they need help to see well.
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Problem-solving techniques can help you manage if your child has asthma, diabetes, autism, or some other serious health or behavior problem.
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By recognizing the signs of developmental disabilities early, parents can seek effective treatments.
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Vaccines protect your community, as well as your children. When more children get their shots, it's less likely that an outbreak can spread.
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Where can you as a parent turn to for the facts about vaccine safety? The first place to go is your child's doctor.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines intimate partner violence as actual or threatened physical or sexual violence, or psychological and emotional abuse, directed at a spouse, former spouse, current or former boyfriend or girlfriend, or dating partner.
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Getting angry—and dealing with it—is part of being a parent. Anger is a natural response to frustration and stress, and raising children is stressful.
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In general, it's more difficult to react to change that happens to you, such as getting laid off or experiencing a health scare. But the change you initiate, such as switching jobs or moving, also can be difficult.
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"Many people don't realize procrastination is an automatic habit pattern they use to avoid tension," says William Knaus, Ed.D., a psychologist and author of "The Procrastination Workbook." "It's kicked off by some form of discomfort, such as feeling uncertain or insecure about something."
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Have you considered the benefits that come with being patient? You make better decisions, reduce your stress and anger and increase your peace of mind.
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If you procrastinate a lot, it can cost your company thousands of dollars in lost productivity and unhappy customers. It also can cost you your job.
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Domestic violence is behavior someone uses to control a spouse, partner, date, or elderly relative through fear and intimidation.
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Forgiving someone who has hurt you deeply -- a parent, sibling, spouse, employer or even a stranger -- is one of the most difficult challenges you'll face in life.
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A secret is any information you decide to keep from one or more people whom you believe would expect to know it.
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Learning how to express anger assertively and constructively can improve your personal interaction and your health.
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Because depression isn't a normal part of growing older, it's important to learn the signs of this condition and seek help if you or a loved one could be suffering from it.
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These drugs take time to be effective. It may take weeks to know if one is helping you.
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Although anyone can suffer from depression, it is particularly common among older adults. Depression affects 15 out of every 100 adults older than 65.
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If you suspect your child is depressed, see your health care provider at once. Says one doctor: "The good news is that depression is very treatable, particularly if we identify it early and make sure the kids get the help they need."
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Learning more about this illness will allow you to understand what your symptoms may mean and make it easier for you to seek help.
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The medical community once thought depression affected only adults. The risk for the condition begins in the early teens, however, and increases steadily through the mid-20s.
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It is estimated that two-thirds of people who complete suicide suffer from depression at the time of their deaths.
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Everyone gets down in the dumps from time to time. But you may have clinical depression if a feeling of sadness or loss of interest in life and friends lingers for two weeks or more.
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People who are depressed have a cluster of symptoms characterized by sadness and a profound lack of energy and well-being.
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During the dark days of winter, many people develop signs of depression that are tied to the changing amount of daylight.
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Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia have risen steadily to affect nearly 10 million women (and 1 million men).
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Boys and men have eating disorders, too. Males make up 5 to 15 percent of patients with anorexia or bulimia and 35 percent of those with binge-eating disorder.
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A growing number are children, usually girls, aren't overweight but believe they are. Magazines and TV shows that worship ultra-thin models and pop stars fuel the trend.
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The triad is made up of these factors: disordered eating, disrupted menstrual cycles (missing three or more periods in a row) and osteoporosis (low bone mass).
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Grieving always hurts, but it's not a bad thing. It's a very normal and necessary process for adjusting to difficult life changes.
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Children deal with death in many different ways, and not necessarily in the same manner as adults.
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Learning about grief and how it affects your family can help you get through the difficult times together. It may even help your family grow stronger.
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Aging can make it harder to remember some things. But by focusing on your potential and continuing to exercise your mind, you may be able to boost your memory power. Here are some strategies.
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In older people, it's easy to mistake memory problems for the everyday forgetfulness that some people experience as they grow older.
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Most experts agree that there is no solid proof that memory-enhancing supplements work. These products may not even contain much of their "active herbal ingredients."
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Unpredictable, frustrating and, at times, embarrassing memory lapses can be common. So if frequent bouts of forgetfulness are causing you stress and worry, take note: there is most likely a simple explanation.
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For those already feeling the effects of AD, the primary need is for treatments to control their symptoms, including cognitive loss and problem behaviors.
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We expect people to act in certain ways. When their behavior is difficult, we expect them to change in response to care or attention. But people with Alzheimer's can't change.
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The dog ran. The dog barked. The dog raced. What else did the dog do? That many seem like a silly question. But the act of thinking up verbs to go with nouns pumps extra blood into your brain, according to brain scans.
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Compulsive shoppers generally are people prone toward low self-esteem, anxiety and depression, as well as fantasizing, perfectionism and lack of sufficient social contacts, one expert says.
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The symptoms of OCD vary widely from person to person. Without treatment, OCD can last for a lifetime.
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Rituals such as hand washing, counting, checking or cleaning are often performed in hope of preventing obsessive thoughts or making them go away. Performing these rituals, however, provides only temporary relief, and not performing them markedly increases anxiety. Left untreated, obsessions and the need to perform rituals can take over a person's life. OCD is often a chronic, relapsing illness.
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Anxiety disorders are a group of disorders that can affect adults, adolescents and children. They overwhelm people with chronic feelings of anxiety and fear.
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Peer pressure can get the best of children and push them to do things that they don't really want to do. Parents can counter it, if they're ready to help.
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By understanding what is causing you stress, you may be able to make changes to help you feel more in control.
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Anxiety can help focus and sharpen performance. For some athletes, however, the pressure of performing well takes its toll in the form of performance anxiety, which causes them to do less than their best.
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Most people going through major life transitions can expect to feel varying levels of anxiety, stress, confusion and possibly self-doubt.
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When you work with cranky people, you can choose to be happy instead of miserable by following this simple formula: Stop, look and listen, then respond.
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When you react to a stressful situation, stress hormones are released into your bloodstream and your heart rate and blood pressure increase.
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Your wedding day can be one of the best days of your life, it can also be one of the most stressful.
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People who feel they're unable to regain control of their lives because of their responses to the trauma may have post-traumatic stress disorder.
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No one can avoid all stress -- and a certain amount actually is good for you. But it's always best to keep unhealthy levels in check when possible.
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Women experience symptoms of stress 30 percent more often than men, research has shown.
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Whether your credit card balances are soaring, or you and your partner are arguing constantly over nickels and dimes, there are things you can do to relieve financial stress.
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Unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety caused by a stressful event such as a business presentation or a first date, anxiety disorders are chronic, relentless, and can grow progressively worse if not treated.
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It's not the job that creates stress, it's the way a person responds to the urgencies and demands of each workplace environment that makes them stressed or energized.
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Working in a high-stress environment can take a toll on your mental and physical health. It can also take the joy out of life—if you let it.
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Here are suggestions on how to better deal with the stress in your life.We live in tense and stressful times.
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The Information Age improves productivity and helps create flexible lifestyles -- but it also can make it difficult to separate your work and home lives.
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The formula for success at work is not only hard work, but also frequent breaks for mental and physical rest.
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You may suffer from generalized anxiety disorder if you go through the day worried, tense or anxious about your family, health or work, even when you know there are no signs of trouble.
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When addicted, the drug user will do just about anything to obtain the drug.If a loved one suffers from alcoholism or addiction, you may wonder why the person can't or won't stop using a substance that has such negative and dangerous consequences.
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During stressful times, your body produces various chemicals, including cortisol, an immune-suppressing hormone. The more cortisol produced, the weaker your immune cells become and the more susceptible you are to illness.
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Yoga is one of the few stress-relief tools that has a positive effect on all the body systems involved.
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As a working parent, do you need some relief from the stress of managing a career and a family?
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In the United States, 78 percent of all mothers with kids ages 6 to 17 work in paid jobs. Most—including married working moms—also are responsible for child care and housework.
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Most of us worry or get nervous every now and then. But, for people with anxiety disorders, these feelings occur all too often, and they may be overwhelming.
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A drug praised as a breakthrough in pain treatment has been linked with a rising death toll among young people seeking an illegal high.
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The leading substance-abuse threat to children may be as close as your refrigerator. About 10 million adolescents drink alcohol. In fact, minors drink 19 percent of the alcohol consumed in the United States.
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LSD, also called acid, is a hallucinogen or psychedelic drug. It is an illegal substance.
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Some treatment programs teach problem drinkers to reduce their drinking, an approach that appeals to people who otherwise might not seek treatment.
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A common ingredient in many cough and cold remedies has become a popular substance to abuse by teenagers searching for a cheap, easy high.
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Before assuming your child is taking drugs, find out if something else may be causing him or her to behave unusually.
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If you drink, you most likely want to drink reasonably and responsibly. But what are the factors that can help you keep a check on your blood-alcohol content so you don't embarrass yourself or, worse, hurt yourself or others?
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When a friend shows signs of abusing alcohol or other drugs, it's hard to know what to do or say.
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You don't have to wait for someone to hit rock bottom to act. Here are steps to help an alcoholic get treatment.
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Although most adolescents who use drugs don't become drug abusers or drug addicts in adulthood, drug use in adolescence can put their mental, emotional and physical health at risk.
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By the time teens reach the eighth grade, nearly half of them have had at least one alcoholic drink, and more than 20 percent have been drunk.
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Ecstasy, GHB, Rohypnol and Ketamine are some of the so-called club drugs used by teens and young adults at nightclubs and raves -- all-night dances.
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The extent of alcohol's effect on the central nervous system depends upon how much is in your blood and how much blood you have.
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Cocaine use ranges from occasional to compulsive. There is no safe way to use the drug.
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People who become addicted to drugs or alcohol typically go through predictable stages of abuse. Understanding these stages can help you recognize a problem and seek help before substance use becomes an addiction.
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Methamphetamine is related to the legal stimulant amphetamine, but has stronger effects.
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When addicted, the drug user will do just about anything to obtain the drug.If a loved one suffers from alcoholism or addiction, you may wonder why the person can't or won't stop using a substance that has such negative and dangerous consequences.
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On the street, GHB is used for is ability to produce a feeling of euphoria and hallucinations.
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