by Dr Brendan Belsham | Mar 17, 2013 | ADHD
This link (www.drphil.com/articles/article/153/) was forwarded to me by a concerned parent, whose 9-year-old son is doing well on Ritalin. The article, entitled Side-effects of ADD medication, is actually an excerpt from a book by Dr Frank Lawlis, entltled The ADD...
by Dr Brendan Belsham | Feb 27, 2013 | ADHD
ADHD is a highly heritable condition. There are very few medical disorders or traits as genetic as this one. For example, studies reveal that the ADHD syndrome is almost as heritable as your height. But how do we know this? Close relatives (immediate family) of an...
by Dr Brendan Belsham | Jan 30, 2013 | ADHD
‘Please test him for ADD’ We find it comforting to rely on an X-ray or a blood test to unequivocally establish or refute a diagnosis. But unfortunately, with Attention Deficit Disorder, no such test exists. Not yet, at least. No, the diagnosis rests on the...
by Dr Brendan Belsham | Jan 23, 2013 | ADHD
Fidgety Philip and the history of ADHD In the first of this series, we considered whether ADHD warrants inclusion among the ranks of medical conditions at all, or whether, as has been claimed by some, it is nothing other than the convenient invention of the...
by Dr Brendan Belsham | Jan 19, 2013 | ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, to use its full title, refers to a condition in which a child (or adult) displays excessive inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsivity. These symptoms can occur in varying combinations, giving us three subtypes of the...
by Dr Brendan Belsham | Jan 12, 2013 | ADHD
Why is it that the cocaine/Ritalin analogy continues to cause such a stir? ‘Kiddie Cocaine: Behavior Drug Ritalin Abused by Children’ Headlines such as this one (CBS news, February 11th 2009) have justifiably shocked parents worldwide. Let’s examine this claim and its...
