APSARD Blog
The APSARD blog contains content that addresses mental health practitioners, children and adults, ADHD and related disorders, and overall memberships updates.
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Myths about the Treatment of ADHD
Author: Stephen Faraone, Ph.D. Myth: ADHD medications “anesthetize” ADHD children. The idea here is that the drug treatment of ADHD is no more than a chemical straightjacket intended to control a child’s behavior to be less bothersome to parents and teachers. ...
Psychotherapy for ADHD
Author: Stephen Faraone, Ph.D. Psychotherapy and ADHD: How a Harvard Professor Help his Patients Professor Larry Seidman is world renowned for his neuropsychology and neuroimaging research. In addition to all of his creative science, he has found the time to create...
Can ADHD be Treated with Fish Oil?
Author: Stephen Faraone, Ph. D. If you’ve been reading my blogs about ADHD, you know that I play by the rules of evidenced based medicine. My view is that the only way to be sure that a treatment ‘works’ is to see what researchers have published in scientific...
MYTHS ABOUT THE DIAGNOSIS OF ADHD
Myth: The ADHD diagnosis is very much "in the eye of the beholder." This is one of many ways in which the ADHD diagnosis has been ridiculed in the popular media. The idea here is that because we cannot diagnose ADHD with an objective brain scan or a blood test, the...
Love, Sex and ADHD
As a researcher who has devoted most of the past three decades to studying ADHD, I am surprised (and somewhat embarrassed) to see how little research has focused on how ADHD affects the romantic side of life. There are over 25,000 articles about ADHD listed on...
How to Avoid False Positives and False Negatives when Diagnosing Adult ADHD?
A recent paper by Margaret Sibley and colleagues addresses a key issue in the diagnosis of adult ADHD. Is it sufficient to only collect data from the patient being diagnosed or are informants useful or, perhaps, essential, for diagnosing ADHD in adults. Dr. Sibley...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Fact vs. Fiction
Many myths have been manufactured about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Facts that are clear and compelling to most scientists and doctors have been distorted or discarded from popular media discussions of the disorder. Sometimes, the popular media...
How do Stimulants Modulate the Brain to Improve ADHD Symptoms?
The stimulants methylphenidate and amphetamine are well known for their efficacy in treating symptoms of ADHD in both youth and adults. Although these medications have been used for several decade, relatively little is known about the mechanisms of action that lead...
Is Cognitive Behavior Therapy Effective for Treating Adult ADHD?
By Stephen V. Faraone, PhD The term “cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)” refers to a type of talk therapy that seeks to change the way patients think about themselves, their disorder and the world around them in a manner that will help them overcome symptoms and achieve...
Can ADHD be a Deadly Disorder?
Can ADHD be a Deadly Disorder? By: Stephen V. Faraone, Ph.D. In the world of research, it is unusual for a single study to be definitive. A possible exception is a recent report in the highly esteemed Lancet, which concluded that people diagnosed with ADHD were...