ADHD and Comorbidities: What Should Be Treated First?

Learn the essentials of psychopharmacology from Dr. Stephen Stahl! This clip from Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology, Video Edition covers how to treat patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and comorbid disorders. Learn more: https://nei.global/epvideos

In a patient with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and comorbid disorders, it is imperative to treat all disorders appropriately, and in terms of highest degree of impairment. This might mean that in one patient it is necessary to first stabilize the alcohol abuse, while in another patient the symptoms of ADHD might be more impairing than the underlying anxiety disorder. Additionally, some medications used to treat these disorders could exacerbate the comorbid ailment. Thus, care needs to be taken when choosing the appropriate treatment. An individualized treatment plan should be established for each patient based on his/her symptomatic portfolio.

About: In Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology: Video Edition, the newly published fifth edition of the landmark textbook comes to life as Dr. Stahl himself presents every chapter with fully animated illustrations. Learn more: https://nei.global/epvideos

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