August 1st 2025
Our August theme: the complexities of ADHD, including assessment, treatment options, and comorbidities. Share your insights!
Impact of ADHD on Patient’s Quality of Life
Panelists discuss how an attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis impacts families through stress and challenges but can also provide relief and understanding. They address quality-of-life effects including academic performance, family functioning, driving safety, and the need for structure and routine management.
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Panelists discuss how diagnostic challenges include ensuring symptoms are developmentally appropriate, distinguishing attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from other conditions such as depression and anxiety and using tools such as the NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales and Connors Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scale to assess symptoms across multiple settings.
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Panelists discuss how the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) criteria for attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) require at least 6 of 9 symptoms in either inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive domains, with inattentive presentations often unrecognized in girls and highly intelligent students in particular.
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ADHD in Elementary School–Aged Child: Patient Case 1
Panelists discuss how attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) presents in a 10-year-old boy with combined presentation symptoms, emphasizing the importance of seeing difficulties across multiple settings and noting the genetic component when family history is present.
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Overview of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
May 1st 2025A panelist discusses how attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention and hyperactive-impulsive behavior, affecting approximately 10.5% of children in the US aged 3 to 17 years with higher prevalence in adolescents and boys, highlighting its various symptoms, potential causes including genetic factors, and mentioning upcoming discussions about treatment options and transitioning care from pediatric to adult settings.
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February's Special Report: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Discover key insights from February’s Special Report on child and adolescent psychiatry, exploring overlooked diagnoses, new research, and the complex impact of social media on youth mental health.
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