Although the gender distribution of ADHD in children is 3 boys to 1 girl, in adults the distribution is 1 woman to 1 man. Women are being diagnosed more often in adulthood because they usually don’t have the disruptive behavior in childhood like the boys. Women and men get diagnosed ... Read More
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Oct2012
Article medically reviewed by David W. Goodman M.D. 2012
Experts suggest that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects an estimated 8 percent of school-aged children, and about two-thirds of children diagnosed with ADHD continue to show signs of the disorder into adulthood.
October 17, 2012Jourdan Hathaway
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Oct2012
Doctors Radio on Sirius XM satellite radio will feature me in a one hour live interview with Dr. Carol Burnstein, past president for the American Psychiatric Association. The topic, “Updating physicians on diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, especially in adults”. I apologize for the late notice but the time was ... Read More
October 16, 2012David W. Goodman, MD
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Aug2012
Michael Phelps is universally known as the most medaled olympian in the history of the games. He is also very public about his ADHD.
Yet the 2008 Beijing Olympics had another gold metal winnerwith ADHD, Adam Kreek from Canada. He won his medal in rowing.
So, for those of you who see ADHD as a ... Read More
August 27, 2012David W. Goodman, MD
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Aug2012
90% of the prescription market for ADHD medications is in the U.S. So what’s up with the rest of the world? I thought this disorder was international in scope and recognized by the World Health Organization?
Well, it is. Unfortunately, countries in Europe have been slow to adopt the U.S. perspective ... Read More
August 9, 2012David W. Goodman, MD
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Aug2012
BALTIMORE, Md. (WUSA) - Copycat crimes in the wake of violent incidents such as the rampage in an Aurora, Colorado theater last month are a recognized phenomena in many cultures.
The latest incident in our region occurred Wednesday in an Annapolis area theater, according to Anne Arundel County police.
A 23-year old ... Read More
August 2, 2012David W. Goodman, MD
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Aug2012
The tragedy of Aurora has raised the issue of copy cat crimes, in this case, shootings or threats of shootings. I was asked to provide a psychiatric insight to WUSA Channel 9 News in Washington, DC about copy cat crimes and those people who might take such action.
Copy cat crimes have been ... Read More
August 2, 2012David W. Goodman, MD
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Jun2012
For those with ADHD as an adult, it doesn’t go away. According to the National Comorbidity Survey Replication study published 2006, of those with adult ADHD, 75% were not diagnosed as children.
In my practice it is not uncommon for patients over age 50 to be newly diagnosed. I provided my ... Read More
June 6, 2012David W. Goodman, MD
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Feb2012
Goodman DW, Surman CB, Scherer P, Salinas G. Primary Psychiatry. February, 2012.
Objective
Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder, yet only 1 in 10 affected adults receives treatment. The study objective was to assess gaps in knowledge and describe current practice patterns of primary care physicians and psychiatrists in the ... Read More
February 5, 2012Jourdan Hathaway
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Jan2012
Maryland Public Television has invited me to a live interview by Jeff Salkin on Direct Connection with Jeff Salkin on January 30, 2012 Monday at 7:30 pm to discuss the recent problematic shortage of ADHD stimulant medications. I will review the possible causes and make suggestions to “work around” the shortages for ... Read More
January 28, 2012David W. Goodman, MD