Why I Still Recommend Family Therapy
Over 30 years ago my partners and I founded the Centers for Family Change. One of our motivations, at that time, was to develop a private practice that emphasized family…
More on Why Working Memory Training is Not an Effective Treatment for ADHD!
Introduction: For those who like more detail, this entry delves deeper into the meta-analysis of Melby-Lervag and Hulme (2012) and examines their finding that there is no solid evidence that working…
American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines or Should we be Diagnosing 4 year olds with ADHD?
In October 2012 the American Academy of Pediatrics* issued new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. While most of the guidelines are relatively straight forward the one area…
Diet: Can diet changes really help?
The issue of diet and ADHD have been controversial since the 1970s, when advocates of the Fiengold diet argued that artificial coloring and preservatives where the main culprits when it…
How to Best Assess ADHD: Is psychological testing necessary?
Controversy continues regarding the most appropriate method for diagnosing ADHD. Many clinicians continue to utilize the detailed interviewing coupled with clinical rating scales. This approach is recommended by Russell Barkley,…