As a psychiatrist for 27 years, I am honored that the American Psychiatric Association has appointed me to a “Fellowship” status. The criteria for this award is a history of psychiatric contribution to teaching, research, and clinical care. For those of you familiar with my work, this is additional affirmation ... Read More
Tag: adult ADHD
15
Dec2013
“The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder” The New York Times December 15, 2013
The New York Times article “The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder” published December 15, 2013 had quoted me towards the end of article. As I had previously written in my blog posting, the quote was taken out of ... Read More
December 15, 2013Jourdan Hathaway
09
Dec2013
Weisler R, Adler LA, Kollins SH, Goodman DW, Hamdani M, Dirks B, Childress AC. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2014:9 1–11.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptom presentation across age and sex has not been fully elucidated. The present post hoc analyses qualitatively explored the baseline levels of ADHD symptomatology across subgroups in two ... Read More
December 9, 2013Jourdan Hathaway
26
Sep2013
In the September issue 2013 of Attention Magazine, published by the national organization CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD), my article was published on ADHD in people age 50 and older. There is remarkably little research looking at this population of patients. Clinical medication trials that seek the FDA approval for the ... Read More
September 26, 2013David W. Goodman, MD
10
Aug2013
Goodman DW, Surman C et al. Medscape. August 2013
Overview
This activity is intended for psychiatrists, family physicians, primary care providers, internists, neurologists.
The goal of this activity is to apprise clinicians of the symptoms of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the comorbidities commonly associated with the disorder, and the pharmacotherapy and nonpharmacotherapy treatment ... Read More
August 10, 2013Jourdan Hathaway
23
May2013
Goodman DW. Editorial on Sonuyga-Barke for EBMH. Evidence-Based Mental Health, Brit Med J. May 2013.
Question: Are dietary and pharmacological interventions effective for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
Outcomes: Post-treatment change from baseline in total ADHD symptom severity as measured by ADHD-specific symptom scales (eg, the Diagnostic and Statistical ... Read More
May 23, 2013Jourdan Hathaway
12
May2013
psychiatrists at the University Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand for the purpose of exchanging perspectives on diagnosis and treatment of ADHD across the life span. Many of the physicians had been to U.S. conferences that covered this topic so they were familiar with U.S. perspective.
Although we all agree on the validity ... Read More
May 12, 2013David W. Goodman, MD
12
May2013
Because my patients travel from the U.S. or come to consult me from other countries, the question of locating experts in ADHD, especially for adults, comes up often. Here is my suggestion to locate such an expert.
Go to www.pubmed.com. This is the National Institute of Health website on medical publications.
In the ... Read More
May 12, 2013David W. Goodman, MD
21
Mar2013
Goodman DW. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2013;9:121-30.
Abstract
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that often persists throughout life. Approximately two-thirds of patients with a childhood diagnosis of ADHD continue to experience clinically significant symptoms into adulthood. Nevertheless, most of these individuals consider themselves "well," and a vast majority discontinue medication treatment ... Read More
March 21, 2013Jourdan Hathaway
28
Feb2013
As an advocate for patient education, I direct my patients to credible sources of information on ADHD and associated disorders. Medscape is a highly reputable site for medical professionals and a great site for patients who wish to read about research and the state-of-the-art medicine.
I was invited to write a ... Read More
February 28, 2013David W. Goodman, MD