Adult Attention Deficit Disorder | Center of Maryland
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Internationally recognized expertise, Johns Hopkins faculty, helping people and families with ADD and ADHD. We are a private clinical and research center, which focuses exclusively on the diagnosis and treatment of adult Attention Deficit Disorder (patient age 16 years or older) and its co-existing disorders.
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder | Center of Maryland
3y ago
When a pattern is not seen, then chaos is perceived. I was invited by PeerVoice, an international medical newsletter from Luxembourg, to write about the psychological pattern of adaptation to crisis and perceived chaos. While the duration of psychological stages may be different amongst individuals, there is a predictable pattern of ..read more
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder | Center of Maryland
3y ago
With 28+ stimulant medications for the treatment of ADHD, there are many choices. The good news is there are many options, unfortunately this leads to confusion for the prescriber. A panel of national experts discussed topics on ADHD and I offered information on a basic concept to thoughtful choose medications ..read more
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder | Center of Maryland
3y ago
Distinguishing clinical depression from ADHD in adults may be difficult for patients and clinicians. Adults with ADHD may complain about being depressed because they are about to lose their job, get separated from their spouse, or some other "really bad thing" happening in their lives. This "bad" circumstance may have ..read more
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder | Center of Maryland
3y ago
In the age of COVID-19, we recognize the need for people to obtain mental health evaluations in the safety of their homes. Therefore, our practice is offering virtual online new patient comprehensive evaluations as if we were sitting together in my office. We currently use Zoom to see each other ..read more
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder | Center of Maryland
3y ago
The Wall Street Journal published an article on ADHD in older adults over age 50. Quoted in the article, I helped provide important information on this subject. Highlighting why ADHD needs to be considered in older adults complaining of cognitive difficulties, the article serves to increase public awareness on a ..read more
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder | Center of Maryland
3y ago
If you were recently diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, I invite you to listen to this webinar. I was asked to speak online LIVE for the Children and Adults with ADHD Association (CHADD) Webinar Series "Ask the Expert". I discussed the benefits of ADHD treatment as they unfold over ..read more
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder | Center of Maryland
3y ago
As an internationally recognized expert in this field, I would like people to review my credentials and understand how my expert reputation has developed over 30+ years of patient care, research, peer reviewed publications, national and international speaker, peer-publication reviewer, author, faculty and teacher for psychiatric residents at Johns ..read more
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder | Center of Maryland
3y ago
ADHD and the media have come a long way. Represented many years ago as "some defect" in boys who needed medication "to be controlled" to the acknowledgement of ADHD as a neuropsychiatric disorder strongly genetic with replicated brain differences on neuroimaging. Yet there remains a diverse presentation of ADHD ..read more
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder | Center of Maryland
3y ago
There is a tremendous international need for accurate diagnoses of ADHD in adults. With so few clinicians around the world trained in ADHD, people ask me to see them. With telepsychiatry, this now becomes a possibility. Visit us at www.ADDadult.com. I recently conducted a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation of a 22 year ..read more
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder | Center of Maryland
3y ago
I was invited by PeerVoice, an international medical newsletter from Luxembourg, to write about symptoms suffered when burnout is occurring. While symptoms may be different amongst individuals, there are 4 categories we can group symptoms-physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral. You can read the details in my article. Health care providers around ..read more