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772 - Why Are So Many Adults Being Diagnosed With ADHD?
Season 8 · Episode 772

772 - Why Are So Many Adults Being Diagnosed With ADHD?

Public Health On Call · The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

June 24, 202417m 18s

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Show Notes

About this episode:

What's behind the significant increases in adult diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—historically thought to be a neurodevelopmental disorder of childhood? A new understanding of symptoms, better diagnoses, and some of the best treatments in psychiatric medicine mean more and more people are benefiting from the evolving science behind ADHD.

Guest:

Dr. David Goodman is a Johns Hopkins psychiatrist and the director of the Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Center of Maryland.

Host:

Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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