Adhd Essay

Many children are diagnosed with a “neurobehavioral disorder” known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) it affects approximately five to ten percent of children around the world (Kolar, Kelleer, Golfinopoulos, Cumyn, Syer, Hechtman). What some people do not know is that it continues throughout a person’s adulthood. ADHD affects approximately six percent of the adult population (Kolar, Kelleer, Golfinopoulos, Cumyn, Syer, Hechtman). Treatment for this disorder is of course medication. The question is, is this an effective way to treat both children and adults? I believe that ADHD medication is an effective treatment for ADHD in children and pre-teens, but is less effective in adults. Nearly ninety percent of children who have

There are many type of methylphenidate medications. First, one of the medications is Concerta which is in a “hard shell” with a triple release. Concerta last the longest with an active time of ten to twelve hours. That’s a full day for a child. Within the first twenty minutes of the child taking this drug it will already show its effectiveness. Some doctors and parents feel like this drug may be too strong for younger children. So they consider other options such as Metadate CD which has half the active time as Concerta, but still just as effective. Metadate is one of the many ADHD medicines that is a beaded capsule. Since it is a beaded capsule it will have a time release when the child first takes the medication it will release fewer than half of the medication, and then latter throughout the day it will release approximately seventy percent. Another medication that is also a beaded capsule and time released is Ritilan. Ritalin is probably the most common of all the ADHD medicine. Unlike Metadate, Ritalin will instantly release half when the child takes it and the other half 4 hours later. There is also a patch that children can wear instead of swallowing pills and capsules. The patch can be put