218- ADHD Over 50: Old Age, ADHD, or Something Else?
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2018
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
David W. Goodman, M.D., FAPA, leads a discussion for clinicians: Learn how to identify ADHD symptoms in adults over age 50, how stimulants fit into a treatment regimen for patients who are taking multiple medications, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. |
| 0:12.0 | Hello everyone this is Wayne Callan for Attitude magazine. Glad you can be with us. |
| 0:17.0 | Today's topic, ADHD over 50, is one that many of us, those with ADHD and clinicians who treat them, have little |
| 0:25.8 | solid information about. We do know that ADHD is highly hereditary so that |
| 0:31.5 | those who are never diagnosed with it in their younger years are most likely still struggling with it in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. |
| 0:39.0 | The fact is that few studies have been done on the topic. |
| 0:43.0 | Although it is important to note, I wanted to say here, |
| 0:45.3 | the Kathleen Nadeau, founder of the Chesapeake ADHD Center of Maryland, |
| 0:50.3 | is conducting research right now. She has launched a project to individually interview older adults with ADHD. |
| 0:57.0 | She's currently looking to interview men with ADHD who would like to participate in the research. You can contact her at |
| 1:05.4 | Dr Kathleen Nadeau at gmail. That's D R K-A-T-H-L-E-N-A-D-E-A-U-G-M-G-M-G-M-G-M-G-M. The point is that doctors and patients are not thinking of ADHD as a characteristic of somebody who is 50 and over. So the condition may be |
| 1:25.1 | overlooked in the 60-year-old who has trouble staying engaged at home or even at |
| 1:29.6 | work despite a lifelong history of inattention. |
| 1:32.8 | The good news is that many over 50 can be treated and their symptoms managed. |
| 1:37.4 | What makes the diagnosis more complicated is that many in their 50s and beyond are experiencing mental changes due to age and perhaps symptoms of dementia. |
| 1:48.0 | According to today's expert, Dr David Goodman, this is where it gets difficult in aging patients. |
| 1:54.1 | One has to distinguish between longitudinal ADHD symptoms and the overlap of age-related decline. |
| 2:01.6 | You can have both simultaneously. We are pleased to have Dr Goodman |
| 2:05.6 | with us today to give us the reference points in research about how those over |
| 2:09.8 | 50 and beyond can get an accurate diagnosis and the most effective treatment. |
| 2:15.0 | Dr Goodman is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins |
| 2:20.5 | School of Medicine and an internationally recognized expert on ADHD and adults. |
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