| ADHD has clearly been around for quite
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| | these years, stimulants were used by a
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| some time, but it was only recently given
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| | wider population.
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| the name Attention Deficit Disorder.
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| | Somewhat later, new symptoms were added
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| Previously, the disorder had various
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| | to this hyperactivity disorder: lack of
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| names, which changed over the years.
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| | focus and "spaceiness" associated with
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| A disorder relating to impulsiveness was
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| | impulsiveness. Impulsiveness now included
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| first documented in 1902, in Britain. It
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| | verbal, cognitive and motor
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| was diagnosed by Dr. Still, who called it
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| | impulsiveness.
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| "Defect of Moral Control" and believed
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| | In 1980, the disorder was given its
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| that the diagnosed individual had a
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| | current name of Attention Deficit
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| medical disorder beyond their control.
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| | Disorder, with or without hyperactivity.
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| The next documentation of similar
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| | This was documented in the DSM-III put
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| symptoms was in 1922; here, the symptoms
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| | out by the American Psychiatric
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| we associate with ADHD were given the
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| | Association, with ADD and ADHD being two
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| name "Post-Encephalitic Behavior
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| | different diagnoses.
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| Disorder".
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| | Next, in 1987, ADD was changed to
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| The next event in the history of ADHD was
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| | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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| in 1937, where Dr. Charles Bradley
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| | The American Psychiatric Association
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| introduced the use of stimulants in
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| | noted that this was a medical diagnosis,
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| children who were hyperactive. It is
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| | and not a purely psychological one. It
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| interesting that stimulants were used to
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| | also noted that ADHD could cause
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| treat hyperactive children, when these
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| | behavioral issues.
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| were already bouncing off the walls.
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| | In 1996, a new medication called Adderall
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| While it is true that stimulants calm
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| | was approved by the FDA for the treatment
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| down hyperactive kids, how did someone
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| | of ADHD. After a period of time, it was
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| hypothesize that this would occur? About
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| | thought to be better at treating the
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| two decades later, in 1956, Ritalin was
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| | disorder, since its effect lasted longer
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| introduced as the drug of choice to treat
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| | and it was easier to come down off of. In
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| hyperactivity.
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| | 1999, other medications were added to
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| In the early 1960s, the disorder was
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| | treat ADHD such as Concerta and Focalin.
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| called "Minimal Brain Dysfunction". At
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| | In 2003, Strattera was introduced as the
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| the end of the decade, though, the name
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| | first ADHD medication that was not a
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| of the disorder was changed to
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| | stimulant, but rather, it acted like an
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| "Hyperkinetic Disorder of Childhood". The
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| | antidepressant, but increased the amount
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| only symptom that was really documented
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| | of norepinephrine in the brain.
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| at this point was hyperactivity. During
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