ADHD in Older Adults: It’s time to Pay Attention! David W. Goodman, M.D. — 2024
with David W. Goodman, M.D.
$13.00
While ADHD is widely recognized in children and now in adults, a growing scientific literature highlights the persistence of ADHD into older adults. The cognitive changes that occur with age can often be discounted as age related changes. Because awareness of ADHD in older adults is virtually absent among medical providers, this diagnosis is never considered in the evaluation of cognitive symptoms in older adults. Although the diagnosis of ADHD is predicated on childhood symptoms, and older adults have difficulty accurately recalling childhood symptoms, it is a clinical challenge to establish an ADHD diagnosis. For older adults with medical illnesses and/or multiple medications, understanding how to distinguish possible explanations for cognitive symptoms is critical. My talk will focus on how to establish an accurate diagnosis of ADHD and enumerate the treatment options to reduce cognitive symptoms and improve daily functioning, while prescribing medications safely.
About David W. Goodman, M.D.
David W. Goodman, M.D. is a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the State University of New York Upstate. For 38+ years, he has taught psychiatric residents at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and recently at the State University of New York.
Dr. Goodman has presented over 750 lectures nationally and internationally to primary care physicians, psychiatrists, medical specialists, and the general public. His psychiatric commentary has been featured on national (ABC World News, CNN Anderson Cooper 360, ESPN Sports Center) and national magazines (U.S. News and World Report, Wall Street Journal, New York Tim, Boston Globe, BusinessWeek). Dr. Goodman is a consultant to the National Football League, Olympic-level athletes, and the World Anti-Doping Agency.
He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, authored four book chapters, and The Black Book of ADHD. He serves as a prepublication peer reviewer for several national and international psychiatric journals. With the American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) development of the first U.S. Clinical Practice Guidelines for ADHD in adults, he is a member of the Steering Committee. He founded a non-profit foundation (MyADHDFoundation.org) to advance funding and collaborative support for adult ADHD research and education.
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