How Do You Know if a Treatment is Working?

By Eileen Bailey, Health Guide Sunday, April 27, 2008

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Each person with ADHD may have different symptoms. One may have extreme inattention and struggle with the ability to pay attention during conversations or during a teacher's lesson. Another may see impulsiveness as the major obstacle in their life. Since there is no test to determine if ADHD...

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Terry Matlen, ACSW, Health Guide

4/28/08 11:56am

Eileen,

Great ideas. I get this question a lot and knowing that those with ADHD are often poor self-observers, I also suggest they ask someone who knows them well whether they see any changes in them.

I really like the idea of charting, though. It gives a more objective tracking system that you can see with your own eyes.

Terry

Anonymous

4/29/08 1:39pm

Have you read anything about QEEG? Quantatative EEG? They show differences.

Also T.O.V.A. a very simple and inexpensive test? (Test of variables of Attention)

See Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH - May 7th, 2008 - Introduction to Attention Deficit Disorders and the T.O.V.A. Workshop

5/ 2/08 5:21pm

Shouldn't you have something to compare the behavior to? Like a baseline, say the behavior was like this before meds began, and after charting, were improved or not? Or is this to chart behaviors that the person themselves hope to change on their own?

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