Clinician Articles
Burnout: Control out of Chaos in the age of COVID
When a pattern is not seen, then chaos is perceived. I was invited by PeerVoice, an international medical newsletter from Luxembourg, to write about the psychological pattern of adaptation to crisis and perceived chaos. While the duration of psychological stages may be different amongst individuals, there is a predictable pattern of psychological reaction to crises. […]
Vayarin for ADHD no longer sold in the U.S.
This month Enzymotec, the makers of Vayarin, quietly announced on their website that they would no longer sell its product in the U.S. This leaves patients who have been taking it in a quandary without support. While the company’s announcement cites “a lack of alignment with our business strategy” as an explanation, no one gives […]
Review of Cardiovascular Effects of ADHD Medications
Levin Charles J, Goodman David W, Adler Lenard A. Psychiatric Annals 2018 Click to read abstract This scientific publication reviews the cardiovascular (CV) effects of ADHD medication and recommendations for monitoring clinical effects. The impression that ADHD medications cause significant CV risk is diminished when the literature is review and judicious monitoring of blood pressure […]
The Adult ADHD Quality Measures Initiative
Faraone SV, Silverstein MJ, Antshel K, Biederman J, Goodman DW, Mason O, Nierenberg AA, Rostain A, Stein MA, Adler LA. J of Attention Disorder 2018:1-16 click to read abstract
So you can’t get your ADHD medication approved by insurance? Part 2
This is Part 2 to a previous blog: This brings us to the next objection insurance companies will raise – the issue of safety. In citing safety as a reason for the denial of daily stimulant doses that exceed FDA daily max allowances, they deliberately and knowingly misrepresent the meaning of FDA max daily dose. […]
Dr. David W. Goodman Interview by NPR Morning Edition May 29, 2017
National Public Radio recently posted my interview (click on “Heard on Morning Editon”) from April 2017 about a research publication reviewing a revised adult ADHD screener developed in coordination with the World Health Organization. What the journalist didn’t know at the time that I will share with you is that I was a pre-publication peer reviewer […]
Mental Disorders in Primary Care: A Guide to Evaluation and Management
Carvalho Andre F, McIntyre Roger S. Oxford Press, 2017. Goodman, David W. “Adult ADHD across the lifespan” Chapter This book is a comprehensive review of psychiatric disorders written for primary care providers. Each chapter is written by an expert specialist providing state-of-literature and clinical guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders 2016 conference speaker videos
American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders has posted videos by many of the speakers at this year’s conference. For those professionals and others who are interested in the covered topics, we can listen the 5 min videos descriptions by the speakers of their topics. My video about ADHD in older adults is included. […]
ADHD in older adults: First published review of world-wide literature
On December 16, 2015, our article reviewing the world’s English scientific literature on ADHD in adults over age 50 years was published online in Drugs and Aging, an international journal. While there is a paucity of research, there are enough publications to merit pulling this literature together into one paper. Most of research comes out […]
Measuring Quality Care for Adult ADHD Patients: How much does Gender and Gender Identity Matter?
Clay Tarin, Callen Elisabeth F, Alai Jill, Goodman David W, Adler Lenard A, Faraone Stephen V. Journal of Atten Disorders 2023 Click to read abstract This research publication addresses how gender and gender identity affects the kind of ADHD care received. This study used 10 clinical quality measure to assess if there was a difference […]