244- How ADHD Shortens Life Expectancy: What Parents and Doctors Need to Know
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2019
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
ADHD may lead to social, academic, & organizational challenges—but did you know that the disorder's increased health risks may shorten longevity? Russell Barkley, Ph.D., discusses why ADHD is not just a mental health disorder, but a public health disorder.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. |
| 0:12.0 | Hello everyone and glad you can attend Attitudes Weekly ADHD |
| 0:16.3 | experts webinar today's topic is absolutely essential for all of us to know |
| 0:21.0 | about adults parents teams children even for all of us to know about. Adults, parents, teens, children, even doctors, maybe especially |
| 0:27.0 | doctors. We all know about the challenges of being diagnosed with ADHD, executive function challenges, emotional ones, hyperactivity, |
| 0:36.2 | and attentive myths and impulsivity. |
| 0:38.6 | What is new and vitally important to understand is that ADHD increases our risks for health and medical impairments. |
| 0:46.4 | The science suggests that attention deficit actually predisposes us to personality traits |
| 0:52.2 | and lifestyle choices that have a significant impact on health-related factors affecting life expectancy. |
| 1:00.0 | Today, Dr. Russell Berkeley will discuss the science behind the link between ADHD and health impairment |
| 1:06.2 | and life expectancy. |
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| 2:10.0 | And just so you know, Attitude Webinar sponsors have no role in the selection of guest speakers, speakers' presentation, or any other aspect of the webinar production. |
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