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We are pleased to have Dr. Thomas Brown and Ryan Kennedy here to talk about ADHD.

And bipolar disorder and the differences between the two.

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Now for today's topic is if bipolar disorder or ADHD moodiness, a guide to getting the right diagnosis and treatment.

Many children, teens and adults diagnosed with ADHD experience persistent moodiness, outsize for our state frustrations with daily life, protracted sadness and or irritability over seemingly minor disappointments.

It's often unclear whether such emotionality is part of a patient's personality or current developmental stage.

An aspect of the ADHD, a reaction to medication or a sign of a more serious mood problem might bipolar disorder.

When excessive moodiness is persistent and problematic in someone with ADHD, it may be best to talk with your clinician to consider possible causes and treatment options.

It is very important to differentiate moodiness associated with ADHD from that of bipolar disorder.

Dr. Thomas Brown and Ryan Kennedy will talk about that today.

Tom Brown is a clinical psychologist to earn his PhD at Yale University and served on the clinical faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine for 21 years,

elaborating a clinic in Connecticut for children and adults with ADHD and related problems.

These days, he sees patients and directs the brown clinic for attention and related disorders in Manhattan Beach, California.

Dr. Brown's most recent books are smart but stuck, emotions and teens and adults with ADHD and outside the box, rethinking ADHD in children and adults, a practical guide.

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