May 15, 2012

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ADHD: behavioral and cognitive therapies

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Sci has a piece up over at the main site on recent advances in behavioral and cognitive therapies for ADHD treatment. I got a note that people would like the reference list (and I'm always a fan of a reference list!), and so once you've checked out the article, here are the references:

Advokat C, Lane SM, Luo C. "College students with and without ADHD: comparison of self-report of medication usage, study habits, and academic achievement." J Atten Disord. 2011 Nov;15(8):656-66. Epub 2010 Aug 2.

Sibley MH, Smith BH, Evans SW, Pelham WE, Gnagy EM. "Treatment Response to an Intensive Summer Treatment Program for Adolescents With ADHD." J Atten Disord. 2012 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]

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Fassbender C, Schweitzer JB, Cortes CR, Tagamets MA, Windsor TA, Reeves GM, Gullapalli R. "Working memory in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is characterized by a lack of specialization of brain function." PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27240. Epub 2011 Nov 10.

For statistics on ADHD diagnosis and treatment, see rates at the CDC.

Scicurious has a PhD in Physiology from a Southern institution. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from another respected Southern institution. She is currently a post-doctoral researcher at a celebrated institution that is very fancy and somewhere else. Her professional interests are in neurophysiology and psychiatric disorders. She recently obtained her PhD and is pursuing her love of science and writing at the same time. She often blogs in the third person. For more information about Scicurious and to view her recent award and activities, please see her CV ( http://scientopia.org/blogs/scicurious/a-scicurious-cv/)

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