7 Facts You Need To Know About ADHD
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All citations were retrieved from the Internet September 1, 2011. Note: As of March 15, 2015, 1 of the following links is broken. (I have relinked 7 others.)

1) Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, Chapter 3, Section 4: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter3/sec4.html

2) National Institute of Mental Health: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/

3) Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/

4) U.S Department of Education Research: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/adhd/

5) American Academy of Pediatrics Children’s Health Topics: ADHD. http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/adhd.cfm

6) Phelan, K. (2002). World of Distraction: Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2002/03/18/hlsa0318.htm

7) American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: ADHD Resource Center. http://www.aacap.org/cs/ADHD.ResourceCenter

8) Akinbami, L.J., Liu, X., Pastor, P.N., Reuben, C.A. (2011). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children Aged 5–17 Years in the United States, 1998–2009. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db70.htm

9 National Institute of Mental Health. (2006). Harvard Study Suggests Significant Prevalence of ADHD Symptoms Among Adults. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2006/harvard-study-suggests-significantprevalence-of-adhd-symptoms-among-adults.shtml

10 Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Diagnosis. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/diagnosis.html

11 Searight, H.R., Burke, J.M., Rottnek, F. (2000). Adult ADHD: Evaluation and Treatment in Family Medicine. http://www.aafp.org/afp/20001101/2077.html

12 National Resource Center on ADHD. (2008). What We Know: AD/HD and Coexisting Conditions. http://www.help4adhd.org/documents/WWK5.pdf

13 National Resource Center on ADHD. (2008). What We Know: AD/HD and Coexisting Conditions http://www.help4adhd.org/documents/WWK5.pdf

14 National Resource Center on ADHD. (2008). What We Know: AD/HD, Sleep, and Sleep Disorders. http://www.help4adhd.org/documents/WWK5d.pdf

15 Barkley, R.A., et al. (2002). International Consensus Statement on ADHD. http://www.russellbarkley.org/images/Consensus 2002.pdf

16 Adler, L.A and Cohen, J. (2002). ADHD: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment. http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/443113

17) Biederman, J., Faraone, S.V. (2006). The Effects of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Employment and Household Income. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/536264

18) Adler, L.A and Cohen, J. (2002). ADHD: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment. http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/443113

19) Kessler, R. C., Lane, M., Stang, P. E., Van Brunt, D. L. (2009). The Prevalence and Workplace Costs of Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Large Manufacturing Firm. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18423074

20) Gjervan, B., Torgersen, T., Nordahl, J M., Rasmussen, K. (2011). Functional Impairment and Occupational Outcome in Adults with ADHD. http://jad.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/06/29/1087054711413074.abstract

21) Biederman, J., Faraone, S.V. (2006). The Effects of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Employment and Household Income. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/536264

22) Barkley, R.A., Murphy, K., and Fischer, M. (2007). ADHD in Adults, What the Science Says. New York, NY: Gilford Press.

23) Biederman, J., et al (2006). Functional Impairments in Adults with Self-reports of Diagnosed ADHD: A Controlled Study of 1001 Adults in the Community. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16669717

24) Barkley, R.A., Guevremont, D.C., Anastopoulos, A.D., DuPaul, G.J. & Shelton, T.L. (1993). Driving— Related Risks and Outcomes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescents and Young Adults: A 3- to 5-Year Follow-up Survey. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/92/2/212?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token

25) Barkley, R.A., Murphy, K.R., Kwasnik, D. (1996). Motor Vehicle Driving Competencies and Risks in Teens and Young Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/98/6/1089.abstract

26) Snyder, J. (2001). ADHD & Driving: A Guide For Parents of Teens with AD/HD. Whitefish, MO: Whitefish Consultants.

27) Murphy, K. (2006). Driving Risks in Adolescents and Young Adults with ADHD. http://preview.tinyurl.com/3nkpn7u

28) Dukarm, C.P. (2006). Pieces of a Puzzle: The Link Between Eating Disorders and ADD. Washington, DC: Advantage Books.

29) Waring, M.E., and LaPane, K.L. (2008). Overweight in Children and Adolescents in Relation to AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Results From a National Sample. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/122/1/e1.full.pdf

30) Pagoto, S.L. et al. (2009). Association Between Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Obesity in the US Population. http://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v17/n3/full/oby2008587a.html

31) Dempsey, A., Dyhouse, J. and Schafer, J. (2011). The relationship between executive function, AD/HD, overeating, and obesity. http://wjn.sagepub.com/content/33/5/609.abstract

32) Quily, P. (2011). Up To 45% 0f Prisoners Have ADHD Studies Show. Crime & Jail Are Costly, Treatment Is Cheap. http://adultaddstrengths.com/2011/01/12/adhd-and-crime-ignore-now-jail-later-15-clinical-studies/

33) Biederman, J., et al (2006). Functional Impairments in Adults with Self-reports of Diagnosed ADHD: A Controlled Study of 1001 Adults in the Community. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16669717

34) Medical News Today. (2005). $77 billion in lost income is attributed to ADHD annually in USA. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/24988.php

35) Barkley, R.A., et al. (2002). International Consensus Statement on ADHD. http://www.russellbarkley.org/images/Consensus 2002.pdf

36) American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: ADHD Resource Center. ) http://www.aacap.org/cs/ADHD.ResourceCenter/adhd_faqs

37) National Institute of Mental Health: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/how-is-adhdtreated.shtml

38) Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/treatment.html

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