Adult ADHD is now one of the most discussed topics in psychiatry. Physicians discuss it because there are an increasing number of research publications in the past few years. The general public talks about it because there have been many articles in newspapers and magazines. Business people discuss it so ... Read More
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Mar2011
As I write this blog, I am on an airplane to Las Vegas to delivery a lecture at a conference, Master Clinicians in Psychopharmacology, on adults with ADHD to almost 200 psychiatrists from around the country. I have just finished watching a program on TED TV by Thomas Goetz on ... Read More
March 11, 2011David W. Goodman, MD
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Jan2011
Weisler R, Adler LA, Kollins SH, Goodman DW, Hamdani M, Dirks B, Childress A. Analysis of Individual Items on the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptom Rating Scale in Children and Adults: Part 1. The Effects of Age and Sex in Pivotal Trials of Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate. J of Atten Disorders (in press)
January 31, 2011David W. Goodman, MD
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Jan2011
Mattingly GW, Weisler RH, Young J, Dirks B, Babcock T, Lasser R, Scheckner B, Goodman DW. Response and Symptomatic Remission in Short- and Long-Term Trials of Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate in Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. J of Clin Psychiatry (in press)
January 31, 2011David W. Goodman, MD
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Jan2011
I was recently asked by WebMD for my expert opinion on risky behavior by adolescents and adults with ADHD. Beyond all the research to cite increase substance/alcohol use, increased unplanned pregnancies, increased legal encounters, increased driving accidents with injuries, increased drop-out rates in high school and college, increased unemployment, the ... Read More
January 9, 2011David W. Goodman, MD
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Jan2011
ADHD Treatment
The best outcome for individuals with ADHD includes a combined treatment of therapies. David W. Goodman, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at John Hopkins University School of Medicine and Director of the Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Center of Maryland, provides a helpful pneumonic for remembering the important ... Read More
January 8, 2011David W. Goodman, MD
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Nov2010
My 38 year old attractive blond female patient started crying when I told her at the end of my evaluation that she had ADHD. Believing I said something upsetting, I apologized, as it was not my intent to make her sad. She said “No, that’s not it. I’m crying because ... Read More
November 13, 2010David W. Goodman, MD
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Aug2010
Help! My Partner Doesn't Seem Motivated to Change
When you are married you have a partner -– a partner in life, a partner in parenthood if you have children, a partner who you support emotionally and who supports you in the same fashion.
Unfortunately, if one of the individuals has ADHD, the non-ADHD ... Read More
August 30, 2010David W. Goodman, MD
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Aug2010
If you have found this blog, you have probably read the recent report from a large study out of the Michigan State Univ of young children being overdiagnosed with ADHD. From a data set of 12,000 children, the authored discovered that children who were the youngest in class had a higher likely ... Read More
August 20, 2010David W. Goodman, MD
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Aug2010
Adult ADHD is now one of the most widely discussed mental health topics.
So, why do we need another blog on ADHD? Because someone needs to present accurate scientific information on this disorder. ADHD and now adult ADHD is widely research throughout the world and you should have this information available ... Read More
August 16, 2010David W. Goodman, MD