In 1999, the National Institute of Mental Health sponsored the most comprehensive study of ADHD children that had ever been done. They wanted to find out how various treatment approaches compared in outcome. It was called the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA). 579 children ages 7-9 with ADHD combined […]
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When I first heard that Dr. Phil devoted a program to ADHD (Sept. 28 ’04) called "Parenting with Pills" in which he sharply criticized the overuse of medication to "control behavior," instead of using good parenting skills, my response was "if all you have is a hammer, you treat everything […]
I am a bibliophile, a person who loves books. My friends and family would probably say I am more a hoarder of books, journals, magazines and notes. (More about what causes hoarding later.) I love going to book stores and I always see what they have on medicine and neuroscience. […]
Read Part 1 A very successful friend of mine recently said – "I need to come see you. I’m depressed half the time, and I’m having panic attacks." Other than the pressure of a successful business, he has no reason to be depressed. He’s tried a variety of treatments before […]
The last 52 years in psychiatry reflect the lack of solid scientific foundation. We need official diagnoses so we can use our insurance for medications. But diagnoses are not the "be all, end all." I tell patients I’d rather not know exactly what the problem is and be able to […]
Jane Pauley in August of 2004 went public with the fact that she has bipolar disorder and takes a mood stabilizer (Lithium). She details the development of her illness in a new book, Skywriting. How did the "all American girl" become "mentally ill?" I don’t like the term mental illness. […]
"Study Discovers Help for Hypochondriacs" headlined an article in the Dallas Morning News. "Advancement in Hypochondriac Therapy" announced a shorter article in USA Today. Both articles make the point that this condition is "mental not physical." A quarter of the patients in the study dropped out after being told the […]
I have been planning to keep a diary since listening to the book How to Discover Your Genius by Gelb. He chose his top ten (other than DaVinci who got a book all to himself). He noted that many of these historical geniuses kept a diary – so it must […]