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H ealth
C hildren Need D iagnosis, Treatm ent
ADHLÌ research
pays off for
local families
' l l took 8 years to get my son
diagnosed. He had had grades,
referrals fo r had behaviors, de
tention, distraction, couldn t
stay on task, they kept passing
him over ... finally a teacher
suggested he get evaluated fo r
ADHD. That made all the dif
ference. I used to pray before
we started working on his home
work at night... Now Z give him
his medication and just pray
when I need it. ”
by A nn K. B eckett
T he A frican-A m erican com
m unity is grow ing in its reco g
nition o f the value of m ental
health care. Statem ents like the
one above illustrate how e sse n
tial it is for us to get the ap p ro
priate interventions for our c h il
dren so that they may receive
help that allow s them to func
tion at their highest capacity.
W e are losing too m any of
our children, and ap propriate
m easures need to be identified
and utilized for them to be su c
cessful in this com p etitiv e so
ciety. I am by no m eans, su p
porting the b e lie f that all c h il
dren w ho get into trouble have
diagnosable m ental health prob-
Erika Jones finds time to support two kids with a reading lesson. Support for mothers is an important part of an OHSU study.
lem s, but w hat I w ant to em
p h asize is that m any o f our
children have problem s that can
be helped w ith the proper d ia g
nosis and treatm ent.
All treatm ent for A ttention
D eficit H yperactivity D isorder
d o e sn ’t have to be w ith m edi
c a tio n . O u r r e s e a r c h te a m
learned from the previous study
that w hat is m ost n eed ed is
support- support for m others
w ho have the m ain re sp o n sib il
ity o f caring fo r ch ildren on a
d a y -to -d a y b a sis. W hen this
support is av ailab le, we can be
assured the fam ily has a better
chance to im prove the c h ild 's
functioning.
As a m other, gran d m o th er
and clin ician , I recognize the
challenges that exist in trying
to understand and help our c h il
dren!
M any readers o f the P o rt
land O b serv er p articipated in
th e p re v io u s stu d y : A D H D ,
E thnicity and E nvironm ent. I
am pleased to say th at as a
result o f w hat we learned from
th o se p a rtic ip a n ts , we w ere
able to get funding for a fo l
low -up in tervention study that
provides a case m anagem ent-
style o f in tervention that gives
fam ilies support in helping c h il
dren w ho are d iagnosed w ith
ADHD.
W e need yo u r participation
in this new study to d em o n
strate how this type o f in te r
vention is o f value. If you are
the parent o f a child w ho has
been diag n o sed w ith A D H D , I
invite you to jo in our study and
help us learn m ore about w hat
fam ilies need.
Please call me at 503 494-
5057 or our P roject D irector,
John H orvick at 503 418-3603.
Ann K. Beckett, PhD, RN, is
an assistant professor in the
Mental Health Nursing Divi
sion at Oregon Health Sciences
University.
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obtain emergency contraception,
also known by its brand name. Plan
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Most Oregon retail pharmacies
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Community
Health Fair
An ongoing senes of questions and answers about Amencas natural healing profession
Screenings:
Dr. Billy R. Flowers
Part 4. Stress: H ow Chiropractic can
help ease life's day-to-day pressures.
o 1 hear a lot
* about stress
these days. Just
how serious is it?
Q
A
S tre s s
causes
h ig h
• blood pressure, w h ic h
in tu rn is a m a jo r cause o f
strokes and heart disease. It
can lead to asthma, a rth ritis ,
in s o m n ia
and m ig ra in e s . It
e Ihaveaverystress-
• fu ll job. How can
Chiropractic help me?
Q
A
M o d e rn
C h ir o p r a c t ic
• care can h e lp de-stress
W h a t s m ore, to d a y s C h iro -
practorscan also h e lp y o u w ith
natural relaxation techniques
is estim ated to cost the n a tio n
lost p n x lu c tiv ity , absenteeism
and h e a lth care costs. T h a t s
pre tty serious.
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such as yoga, message and v i
sualization. For less stress, o r
y o u r body. By h e lp in g y o u r ner
m ore answers to any questions
vous system w o rk m ore sm oothly,
you m ig h t have about y o u r
C h iro p ra c tic helps assure th a t
h e a lth , you 11 fin d th a t C h i
all yo u r Ix x ly tiin c io n s (in c lu d
ropractic is o fte n the answer.
ing the ones negatively affected
C a ll us fo r an a p p o in tm e n t
by stress) are w o rk in g properly.
today.
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Kandis Brewer Nunn Community Education Center
4625 N. Trenton Street. Portland, Oregon 97203
10:00AM to 2:00PM
Sponsored by the students o f Oregon Health and Science University:
School o f Medicine • School o f Nursing • School o f Dentistry • Physician Assistant Program
Flowers' Chiropractic Office
OHSU Physicians will be assisting with health screenings and education.
2124 NE Hancock,
Portland Oregon 97212
Funding provided by: OHSU Student Council: MediealSociety i f Metropolitan Portlaml: Oregon Medical Association:
OHSU Center for Ethics: Oregon Association ofEamily Physicians: Student Nursing Association of Portland
Phone: (503) 287-5504
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