mental
ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation that are excessive and pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and developmentally inappropriate. ADHD symptoms arise from executive .
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Inattention
- ·hyperactivity
- ·disinhibition
- ·executive
- ·emotional dysregulation
- ·impulsivity
Causes — why it happens
- · (inherited, de novo) and to a lesser extent, environmental factors (exposure to biohazards during pregnancy, traumatic brain injury)
How it's found
- ·Based on impairing symptoms after other possible causes have been ruled out
Prevention
- ·psychotherapy
Treatment
- ·Medication
- ·psychotherapy
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