Question: What exactly is ADHD? Why does it exist in the world? Why has it become the “diagnosis du jour”? Answer: In most cases ADHD can be thought of as a part of personality. Personality is made up of temperament which is mainly genetic, and character which is mainly learned. […]
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Question: What causes ADHD? Answer: Personality is thought to be 1/2 temperament which is primarily genetic. But personality disorders are thought to be primarily learned, maladaptive, and mostly deficits in character development. ADHD on the other hand has been found to be 75% genetically determined. Studies include comparing ADHD identical […]
Question: How is ADHD diagnosed? Answer: The diagnosis of ADHD is made clinically. It does not require (and in fact can’t be made through) expensive neuropsychiatric testing or brain imaging. Neither is at a point where they should be used for clinical decision making. It is essential to get information […]
Question: Once we have a diagnosis of ADHD what is next? Answer: The role of medication in treating ADHD is as strong as the role of antihypertensive medications for high blood pressure. The MTA study showed that medication is by far the most effective type of treatment. Just as it […]