In combination, ADHD is usually diagnosed at a young age and as they grow older, this causes them to develop schizophrenia. Having trouble focusing are symptoms of both ADHD ad schizophrenia therefore it leads on to the person becoming predominantly schizophrenic which is a much more serious mental illness. I know because this is what happened to me.
There isn't an opposite of ADHD par say. Schizophrenia would be the chemical opposite of ADHD since it involves too much dopamine in the brain as opposed to little dopamine in individuals with ADHD.
A disorder that affects your brain in any way such as ADD, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, and/or Psychosis.
A disorder that affects your brain in any way such as ADD, ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, and/or Psychosis.
yes, many celebrities do
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. There are 4 types - ADHD, predominately inattentive; AHDH, predominately hyperactive; ADHD, combined; and finally ADHD, NOS (meaning not otherwise specified and may not meet full criteria for full-blown ADHD). There is technically no such thing as ADD but that is what some people use for ADHD, predominately inattentive.
ADHD has three subtypes recognized: predominately hyperactive-impulsive, predominately inattentive, and combined hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive. The last type is commonly referred to as the "combined" type, and most children with ADHD have the combined type.
Seroquel is an anti-psychotic used mainly in the treatment of bipolar disorder. If an ADHD individual is suffering from bipolar mania, this will help them stay more even throughout the period indirectly helping their ADHD (by lessening the symptoms of bipolar). Seroquel is not used for ADHD; it is used to treat bipolar disorders.
ADHD is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderSymptoms of ADHD:Impulsiveness: a child who acts quickly without thinking first.Hyperactivity: a child who can't sit still, walks, runs, or climbs around when others are seated, talks when others are talking.A child may have Impulsiveness or them combined but hyperactivity alone is not considered to be ADHD
He never had a mental illness. He gradually got hard of hearing till he went totally deaf.
Risperdal is the brand name for the drug risperidone; risperidone is used to treat schizophrenia and sometimes to treat aggression in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Risperidone has no use for ADHD, and can cause worsening attention. Risperdal should not increase aggression.
Yes. Schizophrenia is partly genetic, meaning that if you have a relative with schizophrenia you are likely to also have schizophrenia. About 1/10 of people with a relative with schizophrenia develop schizophrenia, compared to 1/100 people without a relative with schizophrenia.
People with schizophrenia usually have normal cognitive function at the beginning of the course of schizophrenia.