Doctor’s Blog
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. […]
So you can’t get your ADHD medication approved by insurance? Part 1
My patients have been complaining for years about getting there prescribed ADHD medications approved by their insurance companies. With each passing year this becomes increasingly more difficult. Since January 1, 2018, with insurance companies making changes to policies and formularies (tier system that determines copayment amounts for medication), patients have found the medications they have […]
US News and World Report interview David W. Goodman, M.D. on Social media use by ADHD people
U.S. News and World Report interviewed me in December 2017 about recent research publication (Language of ADHD in Adults on Social Media, Dec 2017) comparing the use of social media between ADHD and non-ADHD people. The authors specifically looked an the vocabulary between each group and discovered, not surprisingly, that ADHD individual tend to use more […]
ADDitude Magazine Webinar “ADHD in Older Adults” David W. Goodman, M.D.
ADDitude Magazine online invited me to present a free webinar on ADHD in Older Adults Tuesday, February 1pm EST. Because I co-authored the first literature review of world-wide scientific research on ADHD in older adults, ADDitude Magazine believes it is an important issue for its millions of readers. Register for the webinar and if you […]
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 […]
Dr. David W. Goodman interviewed by Vox.com Misdiagnosis of ADHD
Dr. David W. Goodman was video interviewed by Vox.com on misdiagnosis of ADHD as a counterpoint to Dr. Allen Francis, psychiatrist, who believes ADHD is overdiagnosed. The video is excellently edited and very engaging. While it is easy to say ADHD is overdiagnosed because of the extensive media coverage, it is not overdiagnosis. The basis […]
Dr. David W. Goodman interviewed by NPR April 4, 2017
National Public Radio interviewed me this week to comment on a research publication about 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 on this study. That means I […]
Emotional reactivity and ADHD in adults
Emotional reactivity, what mental health professionals call emotional dysregulation, is often seen in ADHD children and adults. The reactivity is characterized by sudden, intense reactions, usually impatience, annoyance, or irritability. While not a symptom formally recognized by DSM 5 diagnostic criteria, research demonstrates its presence in many ADHD patients. Many patients treated with ADHD medications […]
Psychiatric Times interviews Dr. David W. Goodman about ADHD in older adults
Psychiatric Times interviewed Dr. Goodman about the unrecognized prevalence of ADHD in adults over age 50. The Psychiatric Times, , a profession psychiatric print newspaper, is distributed to 30, 000 U.S. psychiatrists. You can listen to the concise 6 minute interview and learn more about ADHD that persists throughout one ‘s life. While the challenges of life […]
ADDitude Magazine Webinar “ADHD in Older Adults” David W. Goodman, M.D. May 1, 2018
Technology is not always a cooperative servant. My ADDitude Magazine webinar scheduled on Febuary 27, 2018 was interrupted by a technical problem after 10 minutes. No one was more upset about this than I. However, good news. the webinar has been rescheduled for May 1 Tuesday 1pm for 1 hour. This will be a 30+ […]