文档介绍：Adult ADHD: Effective Treatment Strategies CME
Faculty: Jeffrey Newcorn, MD; Margaret Danielle Weiss, MD, PhD; Adult ADHD Academic Council: Joseph
Biederman, MD; Timothy M. Rivinus, MD; Stephen Faraone, PhD; James T. McCracken, MD; James McGough,
MD; Eric O. Mick, ScD; Thomas Spencer, MD; Content Supporters: Jeffrey H. Forster; Marian Freedman; Lara
Zisblatt
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This CME activity "Adult ADHD: Effective Treatment Strategies" was originally based on the Adult ADHD Academic Council monograph
released in April 2006.
Release Date: May 25, 2006 ; Valid for credit through May 25, 2007
Target Audience
This program is intended for psychiatrists and neurologists.
Goal
ADHD was once thought to disappear as children grew up. Recent data, however, suggest that at least half
of children with the disorder continue to have significant symptoms throughout life. [1-2] Adults with ADHD
also suffer functional impairments—having difficulty finding and keeping a job, or exhibiting addictive,
antisocial, or destructive behaviors. Undiagnosed and untreated, adult ADHD can be a highly disabli