Description
Have you ever wondered if diet really plays a role in ADHD? What about screen time? Is medication still the best treatment? Dr. Joel Nigg sits down with Jeremy Sharp to talk about the latest in ADHD research and treatment. His most recent book presents the state of the literature on all things ADHD, from genes, to brain structure, to sleep, to parenting.
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.
Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.
Content Category: Testing/Assessment; Clinical
This CE program is designated as intermediate.
Potential Conflict of Interest: Dr. Nigg is the author of the book Getting Ahead of ADHD: What Next Generation Science Says about Treatments That Work—And How You can Make them Work for Your Child (New York, Guilford Press, 2017).
This interview was published in December of 2018.
Author Bio
Joel Nigg, Ph.D., is a professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience and Director of the Division of Psychology at Oregon Health & Science University. He is a leading researcher in the field of ADHD and the author of over 200 scientific papers. He is the author of a recent book for parents that addresses lifestyle and environment approaches to ADHD, Getting Ahead of ADHD: What Next Generation Science Says about Treatments That Work—And How You can Make them Work for Your Child (New York, Guilford Press, 2017).
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Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, you should be able to:
- Identify the most effective interventions for the ADHD child and their family, including understanding the role of sleep, diet, and drug use on outcomes.
- Discuss the impacts of excessive screen time on ADHD children, and explain strategies to mitigate these effects.
- Describe how ratings on assessments can be influenced by biases or beliefs held by the individuals providing input on the assessments.
- Discuss the overall health outcomes of ADHD children as compared to the general population.
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