Blog: ADHD
10 Favorite Books Read in 2019
This week marks the completion of the 3,000 hours required for licensure as a psychologist, which also marks the end of my role as the Inner Fökus blogger-in-chief! Thank you...
10 Favorite Books Read in 2019
This week marks the completion of the 3,000 hours required for licensure as a psychologist, which also marks the end of my role as the Inner Fökus blogger-in-chief! Thank you...
The Risk of Addiction to Medications Prescribed...
Last week we discussed the process of developing tolerance to medication. Whereas tolerance involves a state of adaptation to a medication that results in a change to some aspect of the...
The Risk of Addiction to Medications Prescribed...
Last week we discussed the process of developing tolerance to medication. Whereas tolerance involves a state of adaptation to a medication that results in a change to some aspect of the...
The Risk of Addiction to Medications Prescribed...
Many people worry about the addiction risk of medications prescribed for mental health conditions, such as those used for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and schizophrenia. There are many misconceptions...
The Risk of Addiction to Medications Prescribed...
Many people worry about the addiction risk of medications prescribed for mental health conditions, such as those used for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and schizophrenia. There are many misconceptions...
The Role of Aromatherapy in the Management of A...
Essential oils (EO) have a direct chemical influence on brain function, especially the frontal lobe and limbic areas of the brain. The chemical qualities and therapeutic versatility of essential oils...
The Role of Aromatherapy in the Management of A...
Essential oils (EO) have a direct chemical influence on brain function, especially the frontal lobe and limbic areas of the brain. The chemical qualities and therapeutic versatility of essential oils...
ADHD Part 4: ADHD First Diagnosed in Adulthood
Over the past few weeks, we have explored some of the basic features of ADHD as well as the major strategies for managing symptoms, including medication and psychosocial interventions. A...
ADHD Part 4: ADHD First Diagnosed in Adulthood
Over the past few weeks, we have explored some of the basic features of ADHD as well as the major strategies for managing symptoms, including medication and psychosocial interventions. A...
ADHD Part 3: Psychosocial Interventions
Last week, we reviewed the major pharmaceutical approaches for the treatment of ADHD. While medication is often necessary in order to fully manage symptoms of ADHD, psychosocial interventions also play...
ADHD Part 3: Psychosocial Interventions
Last week, we reviewed the major pharmaceutical approaches for the treatment of ADHD. While medication is often necessary in order to fully manage symptoms of ADHD, psychosocial interventions also play...
ADHD Part 2: Medications
There are two major categories of medications that are commonly used to treat symptoms of ADHD. Stimulant options, such as forms of methylphenidate and amphetamine, tend to be powerful, quick...
ADHD Part 2: Medications
There are two major categories of medications that are commonly used to treat symptoms of ADHD. Stimulant options, such as forms of methylphenidate and amphetamine, tend to be powerful, quick...
ADHD Part 1: What is it?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological condition that affects up to 11% of children and 5% of adults in the United States. Unlike the misleading diagnostic label suggests,...
ADHD Part 1: What is it?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological condition that affects up to 11% of children and 5% of adults in the United States. Unlike the misleading diagnostic label suggests,...