You have ADD: you have trouble at company meetings, you find yourself constantly daydreaming and being snapped back to paying attention when someone says your name. You consistently lose your keys, forget appointments and are one of the most disorganized people in the office. Your co-worker, on the other hand, has ADHD. He is constantly moving, constantly talking and never seems to complete anything, just moves from one project to the next. He always looks busy but he says he never feels...
Read moreI am putting together a talk that I will be delivering next month in Princeton as a grand rounds lecture to psychiatrists and other... Read more »
Let's play a little mind game. The experts have decided that you know more about your own illness than they do. They need your guidance.... Read more »
We have posted about ADHD and diet and more recently the gluten free diet . While some parents strongly believe that diet has a large... Read more »
Last week, I posted, Marijuana for Bipolar: Treatment or Self-Medication?, which took its lead from MerelyMe’s piece on marijuana for... Read more »
It has been said that "ADHD rarely travels alone." This refers to the high incident rate of having ADHD and at least one other psychiatric... Read more »
Two million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression. This very serious illness involves dramatic mood swings from high... Read more »
Over the years, we have seen specials on television, read books and articles, all on Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity. More often than... Read more »
ADHD and Bipolar Disorder (previously Manic Depression) share many of the same characteristics, however, the underlying reasons for the behavior are... Read more »
Drugmaker Shire reports that an experimental medication significantly reduced defiant, angry behavior in kids with ADHD in a recent study. The... Read more »
You never find happy individuals walking into a psychiatrist’s office for the first time. People with bipolar disorder only seek help when their... Read more »