About ADHD: Behavior, Medication, CBT, More

All About ADHD: Behavior, Medication, CBT and More – Shrinking It Down

By Susan Sprich, PhD, Steven Schlozman, MD, Ellen Braaten, PhD, Tim Wilens, MD and Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Topics: Learning + Attention Issues, Mental Illness + Psychiatric Disorders

Today’s episode of Shrinking It Down is all about ADHD. We revisit some of the most helpful conversations we’ve had with clinical experts about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in kids and teens. First, we talk through what ADHD really is with Dr. Ellen Braaten, including the three different types of ADHD and how the behavioral signs can show up differently in different kids. We take a closer look at the use of medication for ADHD with Dr. Timothy Wilens, including when medication can be most useful as a treatment for your child, and when it probably isn’t needed. And we learn more about Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) from Dr. Susan Sprich, and how it can be a helpful part of a child’s, or an adult’s, ADHD treatment plan.

Please tune in! We hope that our conversation helps you to have yours.

Media Resources List

ADHD: Ways to Support Your Child at Home (MGH Clay Center PDF)
Ellen Braaten, PhD, Executive Director, MGH Learning & Emotional Assessment Program
Timothy Wilens, MD, Chief, MGH Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Susan Sprich, PhD, Director, MGH Psychology Training, Co-Clinical Director of Psychology
Does My Child Have ADHD? Things to Consider (Clay Center TV, YouTube)
Q+A: Is ADHD Overdiagnosed? (MGH Clay Center)
Understanding ADHD full episode, with Dr. Braaten (MGH Clay Center)
Medications: For Better or Worse? full episode, featuring Dr. Wilens (MGH Clay Center)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy full episode, featuring Dr. Sprich (MGH Clay Center)
More ADHD Resources for Families (MGH Clay Center)
ADDA Virtual Support Groups (Attention Deficit Disorder Association)

Tune in wherever you get your podcasts! Just search for “Shrinking It Down.”

Music by Gene Beresin

Episode produced by Sara Rattigan

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Susan Sprich, PhD

Dr. Susan Sprich received her BA in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and her PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University at Albany, State University of New York. She completed her clinical psychology internship training and post-doc...

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Steven Schlozman, MD

Steven Schlozman, MD, is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (HMS), course director of the psychopathology class for the MIT-HMS Program in Health, Sciences and Technology, and former co-director of the Clay Center for Youn...

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Ellen Braaten, PhD

Ellen Braaten, PhD, is executive director of the Learning and Emotional Assessment Program (LEAP) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), an associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, and former co-director for the MGH Clay Cente...

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Tim Wilens, MD

Dr. Timothy Wilens is chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is co-director of the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also MGH Trustees Chair in Addiction Medicine and a professor of psychiatr...

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Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Gene Beresin, MD, MA is executive director of The MGH Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, and a staff child and adolescent psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also...

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