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ADHD in Adults from Russell A. Barkley

ADHD in Adults Diagnosis, Impairments and Management with Russell Barkley, Ph.D from Russell A. Barkley

Faculty:Russell A. Barkley

Duration:2 Hours 27 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

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Outline:

Adult History of ADHD Current Diagnostic Criteria DSM-IV Criteria Issues and Solutions
Aspects of ADHD
Review of Adults with ADHD’s Impairment Domains
Adult ADHD and Psychiatric Coexisting Disorders
ADHD Executive Function Deficits
Etiologies
Assessment Challenges
suggested therapies
Accommodations for Work and School
Conclusions

Description:

Adults with ADHD are now acknowledged to have a somewhat frequent mental condition, accounting for 4-5 percent of the adult population and rising referrals to family and mental health services in this nation. Most significant areas of daily living activities, including as work, school, social functioning, and health-related behavior, are significantly impacted by the disease. Therefore, it is crucial that experts in mental health, medicine, and education have the most recent information about this adult illness and its management.

The nature, co-occurring disorders, functional limitations, and etiologies of adult ADHD will be discussed in this presentation. Dr. Barkley will give a summary of the best treatment options, paying particular attention to counseling, medication, and job and academic adjustments.

Barkley, Russell A.

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At the Virginia Treatment Center for Children and Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., teaches clinical psychiatry. His three areas of expertise are clinical psychology (ABPP), clinical child and adolescent psychology, and clinical neuropsychology. He is a Diplomate (board certified) in all three of these fields (ABCN, ABPP). Dr. Barkley is a clinical scientist, practitioner, and educator who has authored 23 books, 41 versions of clinical manuals, and rating scales. He is the author of the book Managing ADHD in School and has authored more than 270 research papers and book chapters on the nature, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD and associated diseases (PESI, 2016).

The ADHD Report, a bimonthly clinical periodical that has been published for 25 years, was founded and is being edited by him.

In support of persons with ADHD, Dr. Barkley has spoken at more than 800 conferences and made several national television appearances on shows including 60 Minutes, the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, and others. For his lifetime accomplishments, professional successes, contributions to ADHD research, clinical practice, and scientific dissemination, he has won honors from professional societies and ADHD groups. RussellBarkley.org and ADHDLectures.com are his websites.

Disclosures by the Speaker

Financial Information: The Medical University of South Carolina employs Dr. Russell Barkley. He gets paid while serving on Eli Lilly’s speaker’s bureau. He is paid and has a board advisory connection with Theravance. He writes books for Guilford Press and is paid in royalties. He earns income as an author for Jones and Bartlett Publishers. He speaks for J&K Seminar and gets compensated with royalties. He is paid royalties as a speaker for PsychContinuingEd.com. He is paid royalties as a speaker for ContinuingEdCourse.com. He is a speaker for PESI, Inc. and earns an honorarium.

Financial: There are no relevant non-financial relationships that Dr. Russell Barkley can report.

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About Author

Russell A. Barkley

Dr. Barkley retired as a Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (1985-2002) and subsequently worked as a Professor of Psychiatry and Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (2003-2016). He is currently Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2016-present). After serving in the United States Air Force from 1968 to 1972, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree with Honors from the University of North Carolina in 1973. He received his Masters Degree in 1975 and his Ph.D. in 1977 with Honors in Clinical Psychology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He then attended the Oregon Health Sciences University for internship training in developmental, learning, and behavioral disorders of children. Thereafter, he joined the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Children’s Hospital where he founded the Neuropsychology Service and served as its Chief until 1985. He then moved to the University of Massachusetts Medical School (1985-2002), where he served as the Director of Psychology for more than 15 years and established the research clinics for both child and adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders. In 2003, he became a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry with the Medical University of South Carolina, where he remained until 2017 when he relocated to VCU in Richmond, VA.

Dr. Barkley is a Diplomate (board certified) in three specialties, Clinical Psychology (ABPP), Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN, ABPP). He is also a Fellow in the American Psychological Association. A clinical scientist, educator, and practitioner, he has published 25 books, rating scales, and clinical manuals now numbering 43 separate editions. He has also published more than 300 scientific articles and book chapters on ADHD and related disorders. He founded The ADHD Report (Guilford), a clinical newsletter in its 28th year and on which he serves as Editor. He has created seven award winning professional videos on ADHD and defiant children. Dr. Barkley has served on the editorial boards of and as a reviewer for numerous scientific journals. He was the President of the Section of Clinical Child Psychology, Division 12, of the American Psychological Association (1988)[now Division 53], and was President of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (1991).