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Are Psychostimulants a Treatment Option in Mania
Pharmacopsychiatry, 09/04/09

Hegerl U et al. – Mania and attention–deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show a high degree of symptom overlap and comorbidity. Clinical trials and case reports indicate that psychostimulants do not or only rarely trigger or aggravate manic episodes but can even produce rapid and pronounced antimanic effects. An explanatory model is presented here in which the sensation seeking, hyperactive behaviour observed in mania and ADHD is interpreted as an autoregulatory attempt to stabilize vigilance by increasing external stimulation.

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Screening and Imputed Prevalence of ADHD in Adult Patients with Comorbid Substance Use Disorder at a Residential Treatment Facility
Postgraduate Medicine, 10/05/09 Relevance Score: 91%

Multicenter Analysis of the SLC6A3/DAT1 VNTR Haplotype in Persistent ADHD Suggests Differential Involvement of the Gene in Childhood and Persistent ADHD
Neuropsychopharmacology, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 90%

Sleep disorders in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) recorded overnight by video-polysomnography
Sleep Medicine, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Incremental Employee Health Benefit Costs, Absence Days, and Turnover Among Employees With ADHD and Among Employees With Children With ADHD
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Reduced Capacity in a Dichotic Memory Test for Adult Patients With ADHD
Journal of Attention Disorders, 10/01/09 Relevance Score: 88%