ADHD Assessment for Adults: Overcome Treatment Obstacles, Identify Co-Morbidities & Resolve Diagnostic Dilemmas

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Dr. Roberto Olivardia, PhD Related seminars and products

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Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Clinical Associate at McLean Hospital. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in the treatment of ADHD, executive functioning issues, and issues that face students with learning differences. He also specializes in the treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and in the treatment of eating disorders in boys and men. He is co-author of The Adonis Complex, a book which details the various manifestations of body image problems in males. He has appeared in publications such as TIME, GQ, and Rolling Stone, and has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN, and VH1. He has spoken on numerous podcasts and webinars and presents at many talks and conferences around the country. He currently serves on the Professional Advisory Boards for Children with ADHD (CHADD) and The Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA). He sits on the Scientific Advisory Board for ADDitude and is a Featured Expert for Understood.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Roberto Olivardia maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Within Health, and Women Insight, Inc. He receives royalties as a published author and is a consultant with the National Institute of Drug Abuse, Risk Factors for Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse. Dr. Olivardia receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders, the American Association of Suicidology, the American Psychological Association, the Attention Deficit Disorder Association, the Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the International Dyslexia Association, the International Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, the Massachusetts Psychological Association, and the Multi-Service Eating Disorder Association.

Objectives

1. Theorize how aspects of the ADHD brain help explain its symptoms.
2. Investigate components of a thorough clinical assessment for ADHD.
3. Diagnose symptoms and features of various co-morbid disorders and conditions (i.e. learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance abuse and addictive disorders, and eating disorders).
4. Determine differential factors between ADHD and the comorbid disorders and conditions.

Outline

• Review of the DSM-5^® Criteria
• Problems and Limitations of the DSM-5^® criteria
• Common ADHD surveys
• Problems and Limitations with ADHD surveys
• Neuropsychological testing Measures and Indices for ADHD
• Problems and Limitations with neuropsychological testing
• Understanding the ADHD Brain

• Going beyond the criteria
• Ask more detail about symptoms that people endorse or deny (questions to ask)
• Understanding the importance of context
• Screening for psychiatric disorders and possible comorbid disorders for differential diagnosis

• Learning disabilities 
  • Dyslexia
  • Dyscalculia
  • Dysgraphia
  • Non-Verbal Learning Disability (NVLD)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder 
• Anxiety Disorders 
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Social Anxiety Disorder 
  • Anxiety secondary to ADHD and executive function issues
• Mood Disorders 
  • Depression
  • Dysthymia
  • Bipolar Disorder and Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
  • Suicide
• Substance Abuse and other Addictions 
  • Cannabis
  • Alcohol
  • Other Addictive Behaviors
• Eating Disorders and Body Image Problems 
  • Binge Eating Disorder
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Men and Eating Disorders

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Speech-Language Pathologists
• Teachers
• School Administrators
• Addiction Counselors
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Nurses
• Physicians
• Other Helping Professionals