Posts Tagged ‘ADHD-Treatment’
Large multi-center study to test videogame-like digital therapy as (potentially) FDA-cleared ADHD treatment
Akili Labs recruits for ADHD trial with ambitions of FDA clearance for digital medicine (MedCity News) “Akili Labs has kicked off open enrollment for a clinical trial of its Project EVO video game platform in a quest to secure for 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its lead indication
Read MoreUpcoming online course on ADHD treatments to include complementary 1‑year treatment monitoring system
. Great news: SharpBrains’ upcoming course How to Navigate Conventional and Complementary ADHD Treatments for Healthy Brain Development will include a complementary treatment monitoring system for 1‑year to course participants. Based on Dr. Rabiner’s guidance, a software vendor has developed an online system that
Read More150+ registrants, in 12 countries, ready for upcoming course on how to navigate ADHD treatments
Every blue dot above represents a person registered to participate in the upcoming course How to Navigate Conventional and Complementary ADHD Treatments for Healthy Brain Development. (May 2015). You can learn more and register now (10%-off discount code: sharp2015)
Read MoreStudy: An innovative telehealth service to provide high quality ADHD treatment
. An unfortunate reality is that many children with ADHD do not have access to high quality, evidence-based treatment for ADHD. This is especially true in rural communities where children are generally treated by primary care providers who may have less ADHD-specific training than child psychiatrists and where
Read MoreTo improve academic outcomes, children with ADHD need both medication and non-medication treatments
. Academic problems are extremely common in children with ADHD, and often the issue that leads to referral for an ADHD evaluation. Academic outcomes can be measured in 2 different ways — academic achievement and academic performance — and both are compromised in children with ADHD. Academic achievement refers to the information and skills that children…
Read MoreADHD & the brain: Does ADHD treatment improve long-term academic, social and behavioral outcomes?
. The ADHD challenge The core symptoms of ADHD frequently cause significant impairment in academic, social and behavioral functioning that adversely impact individuals’ quality of life. These symptoms often persist into adulthood, potentially compromising an individual’s functioning over many years. Understanding how ADHD impacts long-term functioning, and whether adverse long-term affects are diminished with treatment, is
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