The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. These stories are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Stories are not available for download but can be easily ordered by contacting the Resource Center:
Search results for "hyperactivity" ...
-
Parents, kids learn to handle disorder
Houser reports that the use of medications to combat hyperactivity disorders in children are on the rise. But he raises the question of whether or not medication is just a quick solution to a larger underlying problem. Houser uses statistics and studies to support that the idea that in the United States, hyperactivity disorder is over-diagnosed.
Tags: hyperactivity; ADHD; Ritalin
-
Paying Attention: Scientists scrutinize the brain for biological clues to the mysteries of ADHD.
According to the article, "With about 5 percent of American children diagnosed with ADHD, teachers find themselves on the front lines every day in spotting students who may have the condition and referring them for diagnosis and treatment." This article talks about the latest developments in ADHD research, and how teachers and scientists are working to treat the disorder.
Tags: education; science; medicine; treatment; ADHD; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; children; schools; teachers; classroom; hyperactive
-
Youth at Risk
The Great Falls Tribune's four-month, 13-part series of stories examines "the increasing number of teenagers with emotional or mental disorders, the reasons for their illnesses, and ways to make life less troubling for our teens."
Tags: teenagers; mental disorders; mental health care; troubled teens; Ritalin; hyperactivity; family dysfunction; Great Falls Juvenile Detention Center; child abuse
-
Sticks and Stones: The Jailing of Mentally Ill Kids
Mentally ill children and teens are often put into state custody to get access to mental healthcare, which is not covered in many insurance plans. Yet state institutions' version of "mental healthcare" is more like a boot camp. Criminal offenders and the mentally ill are mixed together and treated with little professional help.
Tags: juvenile; mentally ill; boot camp; ADHD; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
-
The Age of Ritalin
Production of Ritalin has increased more than sevenfold in the past eight years, and 90 percent of it is consumed in the United States. Time explores the age of Ritalin and the ethical issues raised as a result.
Tags: Attention-deficit disorder Hyperactivity Depression Behavior
-
No title (id: 4379)
Boston Globe Magazine looks at the lives of two teenagers, one a murderer and the other his victim; describes how both boys received little emotional support from their families, and how both boys were taking the drug Ritalin for hyperactivity, May 22, 1988.