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 | 
