Everyone has a range of stimulation within which they function. They are excited at the higher end and relaxed at the lower end. But everyone also has a level of stimulation below which they are bored and above which they are overstressed. ADD/ADHD people tend to have a problem at […]
ADHD
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]