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isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/is-adhd-all-in-your-head/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A study published in the June 14 edition of the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics has sparked controversy regarding ADHD medication and the brain’s power to regulate itself. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and conducted by Dr. Adrian Sandler, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and medical director of the Olson Huff [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/is-adhd-all-in-your-head/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The ADHD link to social dynamics</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/the-adhd-link-to-social-dynamics/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/the-adhd-link-to-social-dynamics/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:20:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Adderall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Concerta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Diagnosis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Genetics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Girls and Women]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Medications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Modafinil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Parents]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Ritalin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Strattera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Vyvanse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Plasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Neuroplasticity]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/the-adhd-link-to-social-dynamics/</guid> <description><![CDATA[If I told you that women who received only basic education were 130 % more likely to have a child on ADHD medication than women with university degrees, you’d see a link, wouldn’t you?&#160; Well, that’s what a&#160; study published this month in Acta Paediatrica found.&#160; That implies that nearly half of the serious cases [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/the-adhd-link-to-social-dynamics/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Immediate rewards and the ADHD brain</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/immediate-rewards-and-the-adhd-brain/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/immediate-rewards-and-the-adhd-brain/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:04:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Adderall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Concerta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Medications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Modafinil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Neurofeedback]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Ritalin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Strattera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Treatment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Video Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biofeedback]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Plasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cognitive Therapy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training the Brain]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/immediate-rewards-and-the-adhd-brain/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A Nottingham University research team in the United Kingdom found that the brains of children with ADHD appear to respond to immediate rewards in the same way as they do to medication. Their research was published in the journal Biological Psychiatry. “Our study suggests that both types of intervention [medicine and immediate reward/reinforcement] may have [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/immediate-rewards-and-the-adhd-brain/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dopamine &amp; ADHD</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/dopamine-adhd/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/dopamine-adhd/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:45:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Concerta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adhd: Drug Abuse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Ritalin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Strattera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Symptoms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Treatment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Vyvanse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NIMH MTA]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/?p=320</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA. 2009;302(10):1084-1091) recently published work by Dr. Nora D. Volkow, MD, et al regarding evaluation of the biological bases that may reveal a reward/motivational deficit present in the brains of persons with ADHD. Volkow and her colleagues theorized that ADHD may be connected to reward-motivation deficits. Volkow [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/dopamine-adhd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Omega 3 Fatty Acids (Fish Oils) and ADHD</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/omega-3-fatty-acids-fish-oils-and-adhd/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/omega-3-fatty-acids-fish-oils-and-adhd/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:30:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Concerta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Diagnosis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Diet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Fatty Acids]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Ritalin]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit2/?p=296</guid> <description><![CDATA[While the topic of nutrition &#38; ADHD is contentious, omega 3s have gained ground in the relief of ADHD symptoms. &#160; Respectable studies from Goteborg University in Sweden, University of South Australia, and Oxford University in the United Kingdom have shown that omega 3 fatty acids have reduced symptoms by as much as 50%. A [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/omega-3-fatty-acids-fish-oils-and-adhd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mothering by Ritalin</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/mothering-by-ritalin/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/mothering-by-ritalin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:25:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Parents]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Ritalin]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit2/?p=290</guid> <description><![CDATA[A recent study by Dr. Andrea Chronis-Tuscano of the University of Maryland published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry indicates that mothers taking a long-acting form of Ritalin can become better parents. I’ll be honest, it’s studies like these that turn my stomach. The University of&#160; Maryland should be ashamed of producing such hogwash. &#8220;Mothers [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/mothering-by-ritalin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ADHD is Big Business</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/adhd-is-big-business/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/adhd-is-big-business/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:23:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Adderall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Medications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Ritalin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Vyvanse]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit2/?p=287</guid> <description><![CDATA[Generics don’t produce income for the pharma giants. Giant pharma’s manipulation of pricing affects users – perhaps more now that the economy is a mess. It also affects health and health related decisions. Ethically, this is wrong. Shire hikes Adderall price as rumors fly Amid new speculation that Pfizer might snag Shire in a buyout [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/adhd-is-big-business/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Student Use of Stimulant Meds</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/student-use-of-stimulant-meds/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/student-use-of-stimulant-meds/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 10:59:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Adderall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adhd: Drug Abuse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Medications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Ritalin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Strattera]]></category> <guid
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