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FDA Approves VYVANSE™ Stimulant to Treat ADHD in Adults

Shire plc today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for VYVANSE™ (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate), for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults.

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Recent News About ADHD

Heart Test Urged Before Kids Get ADHD Drugs
Stimulants can leave some vulnerable to cardiac arrest, heart group says

Children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs like Ritalin to treat hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.

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Other ADHD News

• Shire Wins Approval for ADHD Drug in Adults
• Children With ADHD Should Get Heart Tests Before Treatment With Stimulant Drugs
• Sleep Disorders Often Mistaken for ADHD
• The Creative Energy Behind ADHD

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Visit Our New ADD/ADHD Forums

Have your visited our new mental health forums - bulletin boards area? It's a place where people with psychiatric conditions or their family members and friends can post questions regarding the mental health issues that confront them today. We encourage you to post your questions and to offer your advice and experience. Sharing is helpful to everyone.

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Online Conference Transcript

Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

Diagnosis and Treatment ADHD can be misdiagnosed or not diagnosed in adults. A recent community based survey (the National Comorbidity Survey) found that only 10% of the adults with ADHD had seen and received treatment for their ADHD in the last year. Read this conference transcript with Dr. Lenard Adler to be informed about Adult ADHD.

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Powerful Documentary Films at HealthyPlace.com

HealthyPlace.com unveiled four of the most powerful mental health videos you have ever seen. These are stories about sexual molestation, rape, eating disorders and teens trapped in abusive relationships.

What makes these mental health films different and so moving is that they describe the impact of physical and sexual violence and misperceptions on their victims.

You can watch them using your windows media player. We've also set up special bulletin boards for your feedback.

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From Our Bookstore

A Day in the Life of an Adult with ADHD

In an easy language, readers learn the theory behind their struggles with ADHD as adults, and they also learn practical strategies to face their challenges during their regular day and evening routines and activites.

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ADD Focus

Tips for Helping Kids and Teens with Homework and Study Habits

Certain key practices will make life easier for everyone in the family when it comes to study time and study organization. However, some of them may require an adjustment for other members of the family.

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Video News

Learn about ADHD among African Americans, and the growing divide in the number of minorities seeking ADHD treatment.

Does TV Cause ADD?

ADHD Drugs

It's a slippery slope of how eating disorders start innocently enough and how quickly extreme weight loss and exercise behaviors can become obsessions that spiral out of control. Guests and callers discuss how they developed anorexia and bulimia and the devastating impact these eating disorders have had on their lives.

Listen to this Radio Show Archives when you click here with your Windows media player. Check the list of other Radio Shows here.