How I Treat ADHD in Adults

Articles:
1) Huffington Post: Part 1: Do You Have Adult ADHD? A Psychiatrist Explains How You Can Tell
2) Part Two: How a Psychiatrist Diagnoses and Treats ADHD in Adults
3) Medscape: Part III: Overcoming the Challenges of Diagnosing and Treating ADHD in Adults

Screening Tools:
1) Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1) Symptom Checklist

Huffington Post: "Do you Have ADHD?" from Dr. Matthew Goldenberg on Vimeo.

How a Psychiatrist Treats ADHD: Non-Medication and Medication Treatment Options from Dr. Matthew Goldenberg on Vimeo.

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Overcoming the Challenges of Diagnosing and Treating ADHD in Adults from Dr. Matthew Goldenberg on Vimeo.

Author

Matthew Goldenberg, D.O. Matthew Goldenberg D.O. is double Board Certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry and is a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO). He is an expert in the evaluation and treatment of mental health disorders and is an addiction specialist for adults in his private practice in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Goldenberg also provides addiction psychiatry consultations to some of the nation’s top residential and outpatient treatment programs in the Los Angeles area and is experienced in the evaluation and treatment of professionals working in safety-sensitive positions. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Goldenberg is an active author, researcher and invited speaker at local and national conferences. He also volunteers his time as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA and is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

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