New ADHD/Retina Research Supports a Cerebellar Origin, states Dr. Harold...
A highly original ADHD study that was just presented at the American Psychiatric Association's 2013 Annual Meeting offers new and intriguing diagnostic possibilities about ADHD/retina research. In...
View ArticlePrevalence of childhood physical and sexual abuse in veterans with...
We examined the prevalence of childhood (≤ 18 years) physical and sexual abuse reported among patients admitted to the psychiatric inpatient service and the differential rates of this abuse associated...
View ArticleLearner-generated drawing for phonological and orthographic dyslexic readers
This study presents an examination of learner-generated drawing for different reading comprehension subtypes of dyslexic students and control students. The participants were 22 phonological dyslexic...
View ArticleExploring the relationships between the use of text message language and the...
It is apparent that individuals using text abbreviations as a written convention is a continuingly growing phenomenon. This special writing convention has been referred to as textism usage. However,...
View ArticleI can read it in your eyes: What eye movements tell us about...
Most studies today agree about the link between visual-attention and oculomotor control during reading: attention seems to affect saccadic programming, that is, the position where the eyes land in a...
View ArticleSegregation of lexical and sub-lexical reading processes in the left...
A fundamental issue in cognitive neuroscience is the existence of two major, sub-lexical and lexical, reading processes and their possible segregation in the left posterior perisylvian cortex. Using...
View ArticleEye May Be Key to More Accurate ADHD Diagnosis
Elevated Background Noise in PatientsWith ADHD: A Neuronal Correlate for InattentionSpeaker: Emanuel Bubl, M.D. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE:At the conclusion of the session, the participant should be able...
View ArticleExploring exercise as an avenue for the treatment of anxiety disorders
Anxiety disorders constitute a significant public health problem. Current gold standard treatments are limited in their effectiveness, prompting the consideration of alternative approaches. In this...
View ArticleThe prevalence of DSM-IV attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a...
Pooled results suggest that the prevalence of ADHD as defined by DSM-IV criteria is similar in children and adolescents (5.9-7.1 %), irregardless of country or region of the world. These results argue...
View ArticleChanging concepts of dyslexia: nature, treatment and comorbidity
Although dyslexia was found co-morbid or correlated with ADHD, dyscalculia & developmental coordination disorder, their common cerebellar-vestibular links remain overlooked.
View ArticlePaediatric trauma patients and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder:...
Trauma is one of the leading reasons for emergency department (ED) visits in children. Hyperactivity, inattentiveness and impulsiveness may contribute to injury proneness. CONCLUSION: The data suggest...
View ArticleExercise improves behavioral, neurocognitive, and scholastic performance in...
Single bouts of moderately intense aerobic exercise may have positive implications for aspects of neurocognitive function and inhibitory control in children with ADHD.
View ArticleCannabis use and mental health-related quality of life among individuals with...
Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance in individuals with anxiety disorders. Among individuals with anxiety disorders, mean mental health summary scores were significantly lower...
View ArticleLimbic system surgery for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder:...
Limbic system surgery based on initial cingulotomy offers a durable and effective treatment option for appropriately selected patients with severe OCD( and depression) who have not responded to...
View ArticlePrimary headaches in children: clinical findings on the association with...
Results: No significant association of primary headaches was found with asthma and allergic disorders, convulsive episodes, sleep disorders and increased body weight. Overall behavioral disorders as...
View ArticleNeuronal activity correlated with checking behaviour in the subthalamic...
Results: Doubt, and its behavioural correlate, checking, is a normal phenomenon of human cognition that is dramatically exacerbated in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Deep brain stimulation in the...
View ArticleResilience as a protective factor against the development of psychopathology...
Results: Resilience was a significant inverse predictor of psychological distress but not of PTSD. Resilience is associated with less trauma-related psychological distress and should be considered in...
View ArticleThe prevalence of full and partial posttraumatic stress disorder among people...
Results: Research has shown higher rates of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among persons with severe mental illness (SMI).
View ArticleAn evaluation of irreversible psychosurgical treatment of patients with...
Results: An improvement in social function was present in three of four patients. In conclusion, psychosurgery can be a valuable treatment option for patients with severe OCD in whom other treatments...
View ArticleSchool phobia in children with dyslexia
RESULTS: Children with occasional therapy demonstrated higher levels of school phobia when their knowledge was tested than those receiving continuous or no therapy. Girls revealed a higher level of...
View ArticlePrevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with diabetes types 1 and 2.
Diabetes mellitus, classified into types 1 and 2, is a chronic disease that shows high comorbidity with psychiatric disorders. Insulin-dependent patients show a higher prevalence of psychiatric...
View ArticlePrimary reflex persistence in children with reading difficulties (dyslexia):...
The primary reflex system emerges during fetal life and is inhibited during the first year after birth. Our aim was to examine the effects of persistence of this early neurological system on the...
View ArticleNeuropsychological study of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and...
Objective: The existence of neuropsychological deficits has been implicated in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), particularly memory, attention, and executive functions. However, few studies have...
View ArticleBrain activity during processing objects and pseudo-objects: Comparison...
OBJECTIVE:The role of visual processing deficits in dyslexia remains unclear and continues to stir controversy. Most studies to date have used alphabetic and or other language-dependent patterns. The...
View ArticleBrain activity while reading words and pseudo-words: A comparison between...
In recent years many studies have focused on brain activity differences between fluent and dyslexic readers in order to understand the neural basis of dyslexia. The aim of the current study was to...
View ArticlePsychopathology in adolescent offspring of parents with panic disorder, major...
OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the specificity and course of psychiatric disorders from early childhood through adolescence in offspring of parents with confirmed panic disorder and major depressive...
View ArticleNeuropsychological study of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and...
OBJECTIVE: The existence of neuropsychological deficits has been implicated in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), particularly memory, attention, and executive functions. However, few studies have...
View ArticleExtended-Release Metadoxine Safe and Effective for ADHD
In adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), an extended-release formula of metadoxine, MG01C1, improved total ADHD symptoms scores compared with placebo, according to the results of...
View ArticleCollege students with and without ADHD: comparison of self-report of...
OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between ADHD medications, study habits, and academic achievement of ADHD-diagnosed undergraduates.METHOD:A total of 92 students with a self-reported ADHD diagnosis...
View ArticleOffspring ADHD as a risk factor for parental marital problems: controls for...
BACKGROUND:Previous studies have found that child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with more parental marital problems. However, the reasons for this association are...
View ArticleReading and Dual-Task Balancing Evidence Against the Automatization Deficit...
Fawcett & Nicolson's deficit explanation failed to recognize the coexisting role of ADHD in the dyslexic sample they tested for balance.
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