Here’s a complete answer to the above complaint I hear and read far, far too often all over North America. The CADDRA (Canadian ADD Resource Alliance) Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines. Great information. Even if you’re not Canadian, they are definitely worth a look. Tell them to download and read these guidelines and as Vancouver Psychiatrist […]
Update: They shut down the BC Adult ADHD clinic and abandoned the patients. No other hospital has opened a similar clinic to deal with the needs of Adults with ADHD. There’s a one year wait to get diagnosed at the main place that does it in Vancouver, the ADHD clinic at Children’s hospital according to
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The FDA has approved of Noven Pharmaceuticals’s Daytrana ADHD Patch for children 6-12 years old. Noven Pharmaceuticals has licenced it to Shire, makers of Adderall XR It is expected to be in US pharmacies in mid 2006. It’s methylphenidate (same ingredient in Ritalin and Concerta )that’s released slowly through the skin and is supposed to
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It’s no secret to those who understand Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder that many people who work in the media have ADHD. The fast paced, constantly new, multitasking, creative, stimulating environment is a natural fit for them. The adrenaline fuelled deadlines that help them focus are also a bonus. You won’t find may ADDers on the
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I was interviewed (April 5th) on the Tina Oliver talk show on CFUN Radio, AM 1410 (now called Talk 1410) on the Montreal case of an ADHD student expelled for his behavioral problems, while the parent claimed it was because she took her child of Ritalin and refused to put him back on. We also
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