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...probably know. What's more, since one family member disabled by the disorder can destabilize an entire household, a single diagnosed case can mean several collateral victims. Worse, OCD is a condition that often masquerades as other things. It is routinely labeled depression, bipolar disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, even schizophrenia. Victims often conceal their problem for years, ensuring that no diagnosis--right or wrong--can begin to be made...
...study, co-authored by Harvard School of Public Health Professor Steven L. Gortmaker, examined rates of asthma, obesity, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in young children and explored both the causes and long-term effects of these ailments...
...that time, asthma was pretty well defined," he said. "But ADHD was not as well defined, and obesity was not really recognized as a major health problem...
Excessive television watching from an early age—one of the factors that Gortmaker pointed to in the paper as a potential cause for all three conditions—can also lead to higher prevalence for ADHD and even for asthma, due to decreased exposure to fresh...
...feel pressure to take--or give our kids--focus- or memory-sharpening drugs to compete at school or work. In fact, says Richard Glen Boire, senior fellow on law and policy at the Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics in Davis, Calif., "some schools require kids--not diagnosed with ADHD by doctors--to take Ritalin to attend school...