{"id":116505,"date":"2024-10-21T00:34:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T17:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116505"},"modified":"2024-10-21T00:34:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T17:34:53","slug":"adult-adhd-is-common-treating-it-may-require-new-ways-of-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116505","title":{"rendered":"Adult ADHD Is Common. Treating It May Require New Ways of Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\">It was once thought of as a diagnosis for antsy school-aged boys. Or, according to one 1902 doctor&#8217;s opinion, an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC3000907\/#CR61\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">abnormal defect of moral control<\/a>.&#8221; But the last few years have brought the issue of adult ADHD into the mainstream, in large part due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/health\/medical\/what-we-know-about-online-adhd-tests\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\">discussions on social media<\/a> platforms and growing awareness of how the condition presents differently. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/73\/wr\/mm7340a1.htm\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">October report<\/a> from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts a finer point on it, finding that about one half of the estimated 15.5 million adults in the US with ADHD received their diagnosis in adulthood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\">Of those adults, about half of them have used telemedicine services for ADHD management and 71.5% of those who take stimulants like Adderall to manage their symptoms have had issues filling their prescription. The results of the CDC findings were based on a nationally representative survey from late last year and promote how research on ADHD and telehealth can aid in the &#8220;development of clinical care guidelines and regulatory decision-making around medication shortages and telehealth for ADHD.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>ADHD, or attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder, is currently considered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcri.edu.au\/research\/strategic-collaborations\/flagships\/neurodevelopment\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">neurodevelopmental disorder<\/a>, which means it&#8217;s categorized based on differences in brain development that can affect the way the mind functions &#8212; things like how you learn, how you socialize and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/publications\/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-what-you-need-to-know#:~:text=ADHD%20symptoms%20must%20begin%20in,hyperactivity%20and%20impulsivity%2C%20or%20both.\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">In order to get a diagnosis,<\/a> you need to have reported some symptoms of chronic inattention or hyperactivity before age 12. However, growing awareness of ADHD has shined a spotlight on how it may affect adults differently and potentially how modern demands for our attention blur the lines of what clinical-grade symptoms should be managed with medication and what can be considered normal reactions to an environment competing every second for our attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s changed in terms of ADHD diagnoses?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>In 2023, based on the CDC&#8217;s recent sample, about half of adults with ADHD reported getting diagnosed in adulthood, reflecting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/adhd\/data\/adhd-throughout-the-years.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">upward trend in ADHD prevalence<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/adhd\/history#1987\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">started climbing significantly in the 1990s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another big thing that&#8217;s changed in ADHD management is telemedicine and relaxed rules around how stimulants &#8212; including names like Adderall, Ritalin and more, the more common medications used for treating ADHD &#8212; can be prescribed. &#8220;Stimulant&#8221; is a broad drug category and describes anything that can speed your nervous system up; it includes different substances &#8212; everything from the caffeine in your coffee to the methamphetamine some people make illegally are stimulants. But for ADHD, the controlled (and importantly, tested-for-safety) drugs work mostly by increasing <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/treatments\/11766-adhd-medication\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">levels of dopamine and norepinephrine<\/a> in the brain. ADHD stimulants are controlled more strictly by the government compared to other drugs because they have a higher potential for addiction and in some cases, misuse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the pandemic, when providers couldn&#8217;t meet with patients in person, the US Drug Enforcement Agency&#8217;s relaxed rules around controlled substances like ADHD medication were a &#8220;game changer&#8221; and allowed for more patients to be treated, according to Dr. Vinay Saranga, a psychiatrist and founder of The North Carolina Institute of Advanced NeuroHealth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The problem came about in the pandemic, when all these new telehealth startups popped up and Adderall prescriptions were being handed out like candy,&#8221; Saranga wrote in an email.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of Justice, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/founderceo-and-clinical-president-digital-health-company-arrested-100m-adderall-distribution\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">has alleged<\/a> that the ADHD-centered telemedicine company Done profits off Adderall and other stimulant prescriptions through a subscription-based model that may incentivize providers to write prescriptions that may not meet medical criteria and that the company used &#8220;deceptive advertisement.&#8221; Two leaders at Done were arrested in June. Done didn&#8217;t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The DEA&#8217;s currently relaxed rules allowing for more providers to treat and prescribe people controlled drugs via telemedicine are set to expire in December, though they may be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reginfo.gov\/public\/do\/eoDetails?rrid=734414\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">extended a third time.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Is it ADHD or burnout? Overlapping symptoms create diagnosis problems<\/h2>\n<p>The idea of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/health\/signs-you-have-burnout\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\">burning out<\/a>&#8221; often means you&#8217;re becoming fatigued, overwhelmed or generally unhappy with your current life routine, structure or activities. While not a strict medical term, it&#8217;s become common enough in modern life that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/healthcare\/risk-factors\/stress-burnout.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">health agencies like the CDC<\/a> are using it to describe intense stress levels in the workplace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But according to Saranga, symptoms of burnout are similar to ADHD &#8212; he named signs like feeling unmotivated, being easily distracted and not paying attention to details &#8212; making it &#8220;difficult to distinguish between the two.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe one reason we have seen an influx of adult ADHD cases in recent years is because of more adults dealing with burnout than actual ADHD,&#8221; Saranga said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So, is ADHD overdiagnosed or underdiagnosed? There&#8217;s information that suggests ADHD is underdiagnosed or missed, especially in certain groups like <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27553219\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">African American and Latinx children<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/adhd-in-women-misunderstood-symptoms-treatment\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">women<\/a>. The answer may be &#8220;a little bit of both,&#8221; according to Dr. Alex Mageno, a psychiatrist with Meadowbrook Counseling and medical director for Whole Mind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of different things can impact the attention and executive function networks in the brain,&#8221; Mageno explained, adding that sleep apnea, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder can also manifest with ADHD-like symptoms. The &#8220;biggest worry&#8221; with ADHD being diagnosed via telemedicine is that this nuance would be more likely to be missed, Mageno said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>What it means to be &#8216;neurodiverse&#8217; in today&#8217;s world\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Along with growing awareness of ADHD, there are more discussions of &#8220;neurodiversity,&#8221; which &#8212; clinically speaking &#8212; describes people with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD and even other conditions like Tourette&#8217;s syndrome and dyslexia, according to Saranga. It&#8217;s also picked up speed and a name of its own on social media, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/adhdaware.org.uk\/what-is-adhd\/neurodiversity-and-other-conditions\/#:~:text=It%20is%20thought%20that%20up,The%20remaining%20majority%20are%20neurotypical.\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-regularLink\">concept of neurodiverse<\/a> vs. neurotypical was originally invented to prove the point that <em>no one&#8217;s brain <\/em>is completely &#8220;normal,&#8221; so to speak, and there is a wide range of skills and deficits each person has.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, some people&#8217;s skills may be better suited to modern culture, particularly modern work, desk-centered culture, than others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ADHD and most psychiatric issues are probably present on a spectrum \u2013 it&#8217;s not an &#8216;on or off&#8217; sort of thing,&#8221; Mageno said. Some people on the lower end of the ADHD spectrum may not have raised any flags in school or another environment, for example, but &#8220;place them in our current attention economy where there are tons of different companies and voices &#8212; whoever &#8212; trying to get any sliver of our attention,&#8221; and it&#8217;s a different story, he explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You divide that up by 100, and now, someone who might not have had any issues may start to exhibit some issues because a lot of their attention is being taken away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n        !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n        {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('set', 'autoConfig', false, '789754228632403');\n        fbq('init', '789754228632403');\n      <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/health\/mental\/adult-adhd-is-common-treating-it-may-require-new-ways-of-thinking\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was once thought of as a diagnosis for antsy school-aged boys. 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