Is It Bipolar Disorder or ADHD Moodiness? A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment (w/ Brown and Kennedy)

As the name suggests, mood disorders are associated with persistent emotional dysregulation. Moodiness is common with bipolar disorder, but it’s also common with ADHD, ODD, DMDD, and other neurobehavioral conditions. Differentiating one condition’s symptoms of moodiness from another is critical in accurately diagnosing patients and determining a helpful treatment and management route. In this hour-long ADDitude webinar, Dr. Thomas Brown, Ph.D., and Ryan Kennedy discuss how to get the right diagnosis and treatment for ADHD and bipolar.

Download the slides from the webinar here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/b...

4:04 Moodiness in ADHD
6:35 Levels of Moodiness
9:09 Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) with ADHD
10:32 Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder DMDD
14:20 Defining Bipolar I Disorder
24:38 Bipolar Disorder in Children
30:01 Medication Alone is Usually Not Sufficient
32:52 Treatment of Moodiness with ADHD
24:37 Stimulant Medication Time Frames and "Rebound"
37:17 Medication Options for Bipolar with ADHD
38:38 Parental Temper
39:39 Parental Polarization
41:47 Q&A

Related Resources
1. When a Mood Disorder Looks Like ADHD — and Vice Versa: Differentiating Signs of Emotional Dysregulation: https://www.additudemag.com/mood-diso...
2. The Physician’s Guide for Distinguishing Bipolar Disorder and ADHD https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-vs-b...
3. Solving the Bipolar and ADHD Puzzle
https://www.additudemag.com/download/...
4. eBook: "9 Conditions Often Diagnosed with ADHD"
https://www.additudemag.com/product/9...

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