ADHD Articles

How Can I Talk To My Doctor?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, December 30th, 2010
...about long term mental problems I've had. When I was a child my mother always spoke for me when we went to the doctor's and this continued until I was 18. I never wanted her to but she has a very controlling personality. She told ...
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Do I Have Depression?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Or maybe some other type of disorder? I am currently a freshman in high school. You could say i'm smarter than your average kid, i could explain Einstein's theory of relativity to you, and i've been told i have a very powerful voice in my ...
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Does my brother have ADD?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
My younger brother has problems at school.Often fails to give close attention to details, makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities. Often becomes easily distracted by irrelevant sights, sounds and extraneous stimuli. Often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish ...
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No Motivation/Concentration and Depressed

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, December 6th, 2010
Hello: My name is jackie and please help me. First, I’m going to give you some background on my history so you can better help me. I've always been somewhat depressed through my teen yrs, I had lots of friends but i seemed to be down ...
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Could It Be ADD?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Recently i have been noticing the strangest things about me. I have become extremely irritable, have a short fuse, eating more food in a day then some people would in 3 days, zoning out all the time, even during conversations. When i was younger i ...
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I think my boyfriend is abusive

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
My boyfriend and me have been dating for almost 3 months and we've known each other for almost 3 years. The first 2 weeks of our relationship he got mad at me because I broke up with him and he punched a wall and had ...
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Bipolar, Schizophrenia, OCD, ADHD or All of The Above?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
I have been working with a therapist and several psychiatrists, including inpatient, over the past year and a half to try to get to the bottom of my issues. It seems clear to all that I have a mood disorder somewhere on the ...
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Stuck in the past

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Sunday, September 26th, 2010
I am feeling extremely distressed. I saw a therapist for 3 months in US and now I've moved to a country where I can't really afford a therapist and at the same time, I don't trust the mental health system here. This is what I ...
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I think I have ADD

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
I think I might have some osrt of ADHD. My mind is constantly wandering and I can never seem to pay attention to anything. When somebody asks me a question sometimes I know that I know the answer but I just can't seem to find ...
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Can’t Finish Anything I Start

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
This issue started a long time ago: anything i start whether its a puzzle, A game or even a social relationship. I'm 16 years old i got no friends and no hobbies. i am seeing a psychologist and a psychiatrist. i got a social phobia ...
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Charlie’s Angel?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Sunday, June 6th, 2010
I fidget all the time. I don't have to be nervous. I do it while I walk, when I talk to people, when I stand or if I'm in line for something. I fidget in my sleep because I feel some sense of relaxation after ...
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What will I be?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
I posted this in forums in hopes of getting help, but I really hope an actual therapist can give me an answer. I have had this problem for a long time I assume. Only, I have only noticed it as a problem until recently. ...
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