ADHD diagnosis is confusing, descriptive, superficial, and often has little to do with logical treatment objectives. Do you wonder why so many complain about the medications?
Watch this YouTube video and forward to anyone you know who thinks we are missing ‘the point’ with ADHD treatment: Yes, I agree, diagnosis is a problem.
The current diagnostic manual, DSM-4-TR, helps only slightly with the complexity of ADHD medication management. However, if you don’t select verifiable targets, if you and your medical team are fuzzzy about what you are shooting at, I can guarantee significant frustration and medical disappointment.
Take a look at this brief review comparing functional diagnosis vs descriptive diagnostic targets for ADHD medication management. And while you are there – do sign up- Subscribe at YouTube for regular Parker video updates: more coming!
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ADHD Medication Axiom: Burn Rate Assessments are Required
Let me make this easy: If you don’t know your burn rate, your doc will have significant problems adjusting ADHD Medications. Period.
Your burn rate must be understood and determined by you from the outset, and tweaked during the adjustment of medications for any person at any age. Unconscious medication adjustment, without knowing these details, will provide a mercurial moving target, nearly impossible to correct.
Predictably always beats speculation.
I have been writing about the burn rate, the Therapeutic Window, and the Signature Individuality of biological-metabolic rates for more than two years, lecturing about it for more than 13 years. This Thursday [3-5], tomorrow [USA] at 4 PM EST, I will be talking about it on CorePsych Radio: Free
Details:
Tune in here for the details – The handout, the link for the live internet program, and the times: CorePsych Radio
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ADHD Meds: Do you think there is a big problem with not paying attention to the medications used for paying attention? I do. – Well, I do agree, but I am not trying to find someone to blame – on the other hand, I’m trying to give you, the public and interested professionals, some real answers.
ADD/ADHD Medications Work – School Breakfast Timing Requires Careful Attention
I was up in New Haven recently and had several conversations with pediatricians and child psychiatrists about school breakfasts, – provided at school for many of the metro children as a service to ensure they had proper AM nutrition. It’s sponsored by state and federal and state governments, and is helpful for many.
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