CPA’s Neuropsychology Division Presents:

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) In Adults

Presenter: Jessica Silverman, Psy.D.

Date & Time:  Thursday April 04th, 2024 from 5:30 PM – 7:00PM

Location: Via Zoom

Zoom Link:  Zoom link will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.  (Participants will be prompted to enter name and email address)

Cost: FREE CE for CPA Members

Continuing Education:  Eligible for 1.5 CEs

Abstract:

The presentation will provide insight into recent upticks in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. The aim of the talk will focus on reviewing and discussing the various methods to assess ADHD in adults, including a detailed semi-structured clinical interview, subjective self-report measures and other informant self-report measures, objective psychometric and cognitive batteries, and continuous performance measures. Additionally, various strategies and resources will be discussed as they relate to treatment recommendations for individuals diagnosed with ADHD. Lastly, discussion questions will be included to explore various interpretations of data and clinical observations along with providing feedback to patients with other comorbid mental health concerns that are not diagnosed as ADHD, but have similar presenting concerns.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe at least 3 methods to assess ADHD in adults.

2. Identify at least 2 recommendations and 1 resource for patients diagnosed with ADHD.

3. Express how to provide education during feedback for those patients not diagnosed with ADHD yet present with other comorbid mental health diagnoses with similar presenting concerns.

Research Citations

Katzman, M. A., Bilkey, T. S., Chokka, P. R., Fallu, A., & Klassen, L. J. (2017). Adult ADHD and comorbid disorders: Clinical implications of a dimensional approach. BMC Psychiatry, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1463-3

Gorlin, E. I., Dalrymple, K., Chelminski, I., & Zimmerman, M. (2016). Reliability and validity of a semi-structured DSM-based diagnostic interview module for the assessment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adult psychiatric outpatients. Psychiatry Research, 242, 46–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.05.020

Marshall, P., Hoelzle, J., & Nikolas, M. (2019). Diagnosing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in young adults: A qualitative review of the utility of assessment measures and recommendations for improving the diagnostic process. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 35(1), 165–198. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2019.1696409

Grimm, O., Kranz, T. M., & Reif, A. (2020). Genetics of ADHD: What should the clinician know? Current Psychiatry Reports, 22(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-020-1141-x

Presenter Biography

Dr. Silverman received her graduate training from Teacher’s College, Columbia University and The University of Hartford. While pursuing her master’s at Columbia in NYC, she held many different positions including being a research assistant at Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai’s Eating and Weight Program, and a volunteer for piloting the Body Project with the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA). When she moved to CT to pursue her doctorate, she worked part-time at several different eating disorder treatment centers, including Walden Behavioral Care and The Center for Discovery. During her doctoral training, she was able to work at numerous different training sites including college counseling centers, a military base, a forensic inpatient unit, an academic medical center, and private practice. Her experiences at Yale School of Medicine’s Eating and Weight Program, UConn’s counseling center, UMass’s counseling center, Whiting Forensic Hospital, and The United States Coast Guard Academy offered her different opportunities to strengthen her areas of interest including working with elite and high-performing athletes, eating psychopathology, and psychological testing. During her APA-accredited internship, she was able to work closely with the sport psychologist at UMass and gained more direct experience working with athletes individually, in group settings, and piloting her dissertation to coaches. On her post-doc at UMass, she was able to gain more experience with adult ADHD testing, which she then took to create an adult ADHD testing program at a group practice in CT. This opportunity led her to UConn Health, where she now can work with both of her interests, enhancing sports research to improve care for athletes struggling with eating psychopathology and providing ADHD testing for adults. In her spare time, she enjoys endurance running and racing, traveling with her spouse, and spending time her with friends, family, and dog!

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