History of Adhd

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In this day and age, you would think that Adhd has been colse to forever. The disorder itself has been colse to for quite some time, but it was only recently that it was given the name concentration Deficit Disorder. Before that, the disorder had assorted names that changed over the years.

In 1902, there is the first documented disorder relating to impulsiveness. This was in Britain, and the doctor who diagnosed the impulsive disorder was named Dr. Still. He called this disorder "Defect of Moral Control" and he believed that the diagnosed private had a medical disorder beyond their control.

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After this event, the next documentation of similar symptoms was in 1922. Here, the symptoms we connect with Adhd were given the name "Post-Encephalitic Behavior Disorder." What this title means I am not quite sure, but that was the name during this time period.

History of Adhd

The next event in the history of Adhd was in 1937, where Dr. Charles Bradley introduced the use of stimulants in children who were hyperactive. I still find it lively that stimulants were belief of to treat hyperactive children when they were already bouncing off the walls. While it is true that stimulants calm hyperactive kids down, how did man presume that this would occur? After this, in 1956, Ritalin was introduced as the drug of selection to treat hyperactivity.

In the 1960s, stimulants were used by a wider population. The only indication of illness that was literally documented at this point was hyperactivity. In the early 1960s, the disorder was called "Minimal Brain Dysfunction". At the end of the decade, though, the name of the disorder was changed to "Hyperkinetic Disorder of Childhood."

The next event that occurred in relation of Adhd was that new symptoms were added to the realm of the disorder. Along with hyperactivity, added symptoms were lack of focus and spaceyness related with impulsiveness. Impulsiveness now included verbal, cognitive and motor impulsiveness.

In 1980, the disorder was given its current name of concentration Deficit Disorder, with or without hyperactivity. This was documented in the Dsm-Iii put out by the American Psychiatric Association. Add and Adhd were two dissimilar diagnoses.

Next, in 1987, Add was changed to concentration Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The American Psychiatric related noted that this was a medical diagnosis, and not purely psychological. They also noted that Adhd could cause behavioral issues.

In 1996, a new medication called Adderall was popular ,favorite by the Fda for the rehabilitation of Adhd. After a period of time, it was deemed to be good at treating the disorder since it lasted longer and was easier to come down off of. In 1999, other medications were added to treat Adhd such as Concerta and Focalin. In 2003, Strattera was introduced as the first Adhd medication that was not a stimulant. This drug acted like an antidepressant, but increased the whole of norepinephrine in the brain.

History of Adhd