Program Information (pdf) Program Handouts (pdf) Objectives Participants will be able to describe: • The specific nature of the inhibition and attention deficits in ADHD • Modifications needed to improve the rigor of DSM criteria for ADHD diagnosis • The current neuropsychological theories of ADHD • Sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) inattention subtype • The key role of emotional self-regulation • problems in understanding the nature of ADHD • the role of poor emotion regulation in the assessment and management of ADHD • Reasons comorbid disorders may be associated with ADHD • How comorbid disorders may alter treatment planning • The most likely etiologies of ADHD • Major advances in management approaches used to treat childhood and adolescent ADHD Topics Covered Advances in Diagnosis and Subtyping Specific nature of ADHD symptoms Current DSM-5 diagnostic criteria Modifications necessary for updating the DSM-5 Subtyping of ADHD Sluggish Cognitive Tempo or Concentration Deficit Disorder The Importance of Emotion in Understanding and Managing ADHD Emotional impulsiveness and deficient emotional self-regulation Comorbid disorders Emotional adjustment problems in ADHD Including emotions in ADHD management Optimizing ADHD Treatment The Impact of Comorbidity Past approaches to ADHD subtyping Using comorbidity to clinically subtype Prevalence of comorbidity in ADHD Treatment implications Advances in Etiology and Management Causes of ADHD Using etiological research for understanding and managing ADHD Experimental, disproven and unproven treatments |