Tag Archives: ADHD

Personalized medicine for child health is a distraction
By Nicole Letourneau and Suzanne Tough

Genetics will save the day — at least that’s the message you see pretty much everywhere in the media, and sometimes even in the academic literature.

Les investissements de santé publique en médecine personnalisée destinée aux enfants ne sont que de la poudre aux yeux
Par Nicole Letourneau et Suzanne Tough

La génomique va sauver le monde : voilà le message dont à peu près tous les médias se font l’écho et parfois même la littérature scientifique.

Many of the most complex needs of my patients stem from poverty and not disease alone Some of the most complex needs of my patients stem from poverty and not disease alone
By Laura Stymiest with Elizabeth Lee-Ford Jones

A young girl is referred to a paediatrician’s office for inability to pay attention in the classroom. The child’s teacher is concerned she has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and possibly, a learning disability.

Le numérique et la vie de famille sont compatibles Enjoy some digital family time together
By Nicole Letourneau and Justin Joschko

We live in a digital age. Technology has become an integral part of how we see, learn about, and interact with the world. From computers at the office, to televisions at home, to smartphones on the bus or in the grocery line, many of us spend over half of our waking lives in front of a screen.

Les médicaments aident-ils les enfants ayant un trouble d'hyperactivité avec déficit de l'attention, ou leur nuisent-ils ? Are medications helping or hurting children with ADHD?
By Janet Currie and Mark Stabile

Over the past twenty years, mental disabilities have overtaken physical disabilities as the leading cause of activity limitations in children. Today, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is three times more likely than asthma to be contributing to childhood disability in the United States.