No one cure exists for the treatment of ADD/ADHD. Sufferers of this condition are treated by a combination of psychopharmacologists, psychologists, and general practitioners and various health care providers based on the recommendation of the patients’ physicians. Some doctors recommend acupuncture to help the patient to manage his/her ADD/ ADHD symptoms. Acupuncture has been proven to bring relief from the symptoms of this disorder and even help improve the results of other treatments the patient is undergoing for his ADD/ADHD. Acupuncture has even proven to reduce the unwanted side effects of those other treatments. Doctors, however, usually recommend acupuncture as an adjunct to other western conventional treatment and not as a frontline remedy for ADD/ADHD. Utilizing the best of what Western Medicine and Eastern Medicine can offer is the best way to guarantee treatment of this often painful and frustrating condition. Without acupuncture, conventional drugs and other therapies would not be as effective as much as the patient and doctor desire treating the condition want it to be.
What are ADD and ADHD?
ADD (attention deficit disorder) and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) usually develop during childhood. It may also end during childhood or may continue until adulthood. The symptoms caused by these two disorders can cause problems in relationships, as well as at home, work, and school.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can also mean ADD. The correct abbreviation for it is AD/HD. AD/HD is a neurologically caused disorder marked by issues such as hyperactvitiy, poor impulse control and low attention span.
During childhood, the symptoms of AD/HD can be seen and they can continue to the adolescent and adult stage of the sufferer. This condition can have severe repercussions if left untreated. These repercussions can include substance addiction, anxiety, depression, poor self-esteem, strained and problematic relationships, and constant under achievement.
Based on statistics provided by the National Institute of Mental Health, there are about 3% to 5% of children in preschool and school in the United States who have ADHD. This means that in a class of 30 children, one student will have the disorder. Most of these children will have ADHD symptoms up to their adolescence and adulthood.
Girls can be affected by ADHD, but the number of girls suffering from this condition pale in comparison the number of male children who suffer from it. However, among adults there are about an equal number of men and women suffering this condition.
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