How Can You Manage ADHD Without Medications?

How Can You Manage ADHD Without Medications?

Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) February 13, 2006

As reported in the Los Angeles Times, “a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Thursday urged that the strongest possible safety warning be issued for drugs used by millions of children and adults to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, because of emerging concern that they may increase the risks of heart attacks, strokes and sudden death.”

Untreated ADHD has some serious implications for individuals, families, and society; but medications commonly used to treat ADHD have side-effects and unknown long-term risks. To address the need for more public awareness on ADD / ADHD, the Helpguide.org website team has just completed a comprehensive 10-article eBook (http://www.helpguide.org/adhd) filled with practical non-drug tips and suggestions for parenting and teaching a child with ADD / ADHD and for managing your own adult ADD. Part II includes:

Parenting a Child with ADHD: Strategies for Family and Home

Teaching a Child with ADHD: Tips for Parents and Teachers

Professional Help for Children with ADD / ADHD

Self-Help for Adults with ADD

Professional Help for Adults with ADD / ADHD

Medications for Treating ADHD: Risks, Benefits and Regimens

“Our goal, as a non-profit public service project, is to make comprehensive expert information and resources available to the public in a useful and easy-to-read format.” Helpguide.org is a project of the Rotary Club of Santa Monica and the Center for Healthy Aging. The website has become a trusted resource on topics of mental health and active healthy lifestyles; it attracts over 400,000 visitors a month.

To read Recognizing and Managing ADD / ADHD in Children and Adults, visit http://www.helpguide.org/adhd.

Contact Information:

Jeanne Segal, Ph.D.

Managing Editor

310-393-4498

http://www.helpguide.org

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