7/6/2011
Sit Still and Learn: ADHD Penny Corkum, PhD (Registered Psychologist) Associate Professor, Psychology Department Scientific Staff, IWK Health Centre Director of Research and Development, ADHD Clinic, CEHHA Presentation to: Academy in School Mental Health July 11-12 & 14-15, 2011
Questions to be Answered What is ADHD? Is ADHD real or an excuse for bad behaviour? How is ADHD assessed and diagnosed? What are the common features of ADHD? H iis ADHD treated? How t t d? – Medication – School • Remediation • Accommodations Q&A
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
ADHD A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Shakespeare)
Current Diagnostic Criteria ADHD (DSM-IV) Three subtypes InA (6/9) HI (6/9) Combined (6/9 InA, 6/9 HI) Present in at least 2 settings S Symptoms t bbefore f age 7 Lasts longer than 6 months Developmentally inappropriate More frequent and severe Affects academic or social functioning Rule out other causes “The symptoms do not occur exclusively during the course of a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Schizophrenia, or other Psychotic Disorder, and are not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g. Mood Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Dissociative Disorder, or a Personality Disorder)
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
ADHD Basics
ADHD – Is It Real?
ADHD (3 subtypes) is diagnosed in ~5% of elementary school-aged children 65-80% of children diagnosed with ADHD continue to reach diagnostic criteria in adolescents (“lifespan disorder”) Changing symptoms of ADHD Inattention: Persists across time Impulsivity: Declines (but not normalized) Hyperactivity: Declines (but not normalized) Comorbidity is high and can change overtime Only 20% of children with ADHD have only ADHD! 40% have one other disorder, 30% two other disorders, 10% three + other disorders ADHD (and comorbidity) puts an individual at risk for social, academic, behavioural and work problems Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
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