Shire Initiates Two Adult ADHD Outreac...(organization in an effort to assist more...)

Date:8/17/2009

organization, in an effort to assist more than 25,000 additional adults to self-screen for this disorder. Adults who think they may have ADHD are invited to participate in a free self-screening when the Shire ADHD "RoADHD Trip" arrives in their area. "RoADHD Trip" will visit a total of eight cities, including Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; Indianapolis, IN; St Paul, MN; Pomona, CA; Oklahoma City, OK; and Dallas, TX.

The ACE Program includes a field-based team of experienced psychiatric nurses who will provide in-office education to physicians and their staff on ADHD in adults. This education program will be provided on a flexible schedule conducive to the busy environment of a primary care physician. The clinical educators will conduct educational sessions focusing on the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD in adults.

To find out more about ADHD in adults, please visit ADHDSupport.com.

About the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

ADDA is committed to providing information, resources, and networking to adults with ADHD and to the professionals who work with them. ADDA provides adults with meaningful ways to connect with professionals, coaches, and other ADHD adults living with ADHD in their homes, workplace, and every day lives. To learn more, visit ADDA online at www.realadultadd.org.

About ADHD

ADHD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. Worldwide prevalence of ADHD is estimated at 5.3 percent (with large variability), according to a comprehensive systematic review of this topic published in 2007 in the American Journal of Psychiatry. In the United States, approximately 7.8 percent of all school-aged children, or about 4.4 million children aged 4 to 17 years, have been diagnosed with ADHD at some point in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven
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