Webinar Recording: ADHD Diagnosis Mistakes Doctors Make

Description

The diagnosis of ADHD is often missed and the person gets a wrong diagnosis instead. 54% of people with ADHD contact a mental health professional in any given 12 month period but 9 times out of 10 they are misdiagnosed with something else (usually a mood disorder). Consequently, it is the patient who must know how to distinguish between ADHD and other disorders

Learning Objectives

1. The participant should be able to differentiate between ADHD, a mood disorder, and both conditions.
2. The participant will have an understanding of the sources of missd diagnosis of ADHD and misdiagnosis as something else.

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Who: William W. Dodson, M.D.

Presenter Biography:
Dr. Bill Dodson is a board certified adult psychiatrist who has specialized in adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder for the last 25 years.  While Dr. Dodson has been on the faculties of Georgetown University and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center he is primarily a clinical practitioner who tries to combine evidence-based practice techniques with practice-based evidence.

In recognition of his clinical contributions to the field of ADHD he was named a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 2012.   He was the 2006 recipient of the Maxwell J. Schleifer Award for Distinguished Service to Persons with Disabilities.  He is one of two experts from the US to the World Anti-Doping program for the development of guidelines for the use of ADHD stimulant medications in the world’s athletes.

Dr. Dodson has a private practice in Greenwood Village, CO, specializing in adults with ADHD.