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“REPORTS OF MY DEMISE HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXXAGERATED!” (Mark Twain) by Dr. Wayne Jones

I’m glad to be back! We have had technical issues with our site for several weeks. Everything should now be operational. FYI, in case you didn’t catch this before,  I’m a “sport bitcher”.  I love complaining, and being sarcastic, especially  about “the system”.  After 52 years of observation and study […]

Russell Barkley, Ph.D., is considered by many professionals to be the most authoritative expert (researcher), on the cognitive/behavioral aspects of ADHD.

Russell Barkley, Ph.D., is considered by many professionals to be the most authoritative expert (researcher), on the cognitive/behavioral aspects of ADHD. In his book, Adult ADHD (2010), he details a study where he followed a group of non-ADHD young kids to age 30 and compared them to a group of […]

Best Medications Revisited

In December 2006 I participated in a survey of psychiatrists by a pharmaceutical company.  They asked me if I could have only five medications to prescribe which ones would I choose?  Since I have a cash only practice I have to go with the most effective medications long term. Most […]

I have had chronic sleeping problems for 10 years. I am a 58 yo woman going through menopause. My mother is 90 and still on sleeping pills. Could my condition be hereditary? Which pill will give me 7 hours of sleep leaving me refreshed the next day?

See the Do’s and Don’ts of sleeping habits on my site:     http://askdrjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/sleep_dos_and_donts1.pdf Make sure you are doing all the cognitive and behavioral things you can do to optimize sleep.  You are in a high risk group for insomnia.  Sleep problems are more common in women than men, increase with age, and […]