Prof. Craig Whittington from the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health in London has reviewed the value of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat children and adolescents with mental health problems. Continue reading The value of CBT in children and adolescence
Category Archives: ADHD
St John’s Wort in ADHD
In children, St John’s Wort (H. perforatum) did not improve symptoms. Continue reading St John’s Wort in ADHD
The effect of marijuana on ADHD
It’s not just pot, but tobacco and alcohol also appear to influence the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Continue reading The effect of marijuana on ADHD
Fatty acids and behavior in adolescents with ADHD
This study shows that there are metabolic differences in the way that adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) handle dietary fatty acids compared to young people without ADHD. Continue reading Fatty acids and behavior in adolescents with ADHD
Rating the value of biofeedback to treat diseases
Alternative & Complementary Therapies has a review of biofeedback by Dr. Sala Horowitz. In it she includes a table that rates the value of biofeedback to treat selected conditions based on the available research.
Continue reading Rating the value of biofeedback to treat diseases
Official thoughts on behavior therapy and ADHD
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has published a new Practice Parameter report on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The Practice Parameter represents AACAP’s views on evaluating and treating ADHD.
What’s this got to do with CAM?
Continue reading Official thoughts on behavior therapy and ADHD
Homeopathy for ADHD: Two perspectives
There’s interest in homeopathy’s potential as a non-pharmacological treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Here are both allopathic and homeopathic perspectives of the evidence. Continue reading Homeopathy for ADHD: Two perspectives
Background noise helps ADHD children learn
Göran Söderlund at Stockholm University defended his doctoral thesis recently.
The title? Noise improves cognitive performance in children with dysfunctional neurotransmission. Continue reading Background noise helps ADHD children learn
September is ADD/ADHA month
One objective is to increase awareness of this condition, and the National Institute of Mental Health has a broad ranging review. Continue reading September is ADD/ADHA month
Use of CAM among children with ADHD
About 9% of US children age 8 to 15 meet the diagnostic criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but fewer than half receive treatment, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
According to an earlier survey of more than 800 parents of children with ADHD. About 12% of children with diagnosed ADHD and 7% of those suspected of having ADHA use CAM.
What do they use?
Transcendental Meditation and ADHD
A 10-minute segment on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will appear in late May on the PBS program, To The Contrary. Continue reading Transcendental Meditation and ADHD
A review of homeopathy for childhood and adolescence ailments
Researchers from the department of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter in the UK evaluated the results of 91 studies.
Here are the their findings where more than one study was available.
Continue reading A review of homeopathy for childhood and adolescence ailments
Should ADHD treatment be combined with smoking secession treatment?
This is the question being studied by Dr. Lirio Covey at the Smoking Cessation Program at Columbia University Medical Center in New York.
Continue reading Should ADHD treatment be combined with smoking secession treatment?
Positive effects of pycnogenol in children with ADHD
Here are the results from two studies that support the role of pycnogenol (pronounced pick-nah-geh-nol) to treat ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder).
Continue reading Positive effects of pycnogenol in children with ADHD
Behavioral treatments for ADHD
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects about 5% to 10% of school-age children in the United States.
A just published review on Medscape compares behavioral treatments vs drug therapy for ADHD.
Under what conditions are patients likely to benefit from behavior therapy?
- Patients with mild ADHD symptoms
- When the family prefers it
- Preschoolers with ADHD before considering a medication
- Combined with medication for ADHD children with anxiety disorders
Acupuncture to treat ADHD in a secondary school
“I have had acupuncture because I can get angry and I hate that feeling,” says Hannah (age 16 years), “you know, when you get really hot and out of control with your temper. I find it easier now to stay in control. I would tell anyone to have acupuncture if they have the chance.”
Continue reading Acupuncture to treat ADHD in a secondary school