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Abstract of ADxS.org

• Abstract of ADxS.org
• The most common misconceptions about ADHD

Symptoms

• Symptoms
• Total list of ADHD symptoms by manifestations
  • 1. Motor symptoms of ADHD
  • 2. Drive problems in ADHD
  • 3. Impulsivity / inhibition problems in ADHD
  • 4. Attention and concentration problems in ADHD
  • 5. Memory and learning problems in ADHD
  • 6. Thinking blockades / decision making problems in ADHD
  • 7. Executive problems / planning and organization difficulties in ADHD.
  • 8. Perceptual symptoms in ADHD
  • 9. Motivation problems with ADHD
  • 10. Emotional dysregulation / emotion symptoms in ADHD
  • 11. Communication problems in ADHD
  • 12. Social problems in ADHD
  • 13. Sleep problems in ADHD
  • 14. Impairment of performance in ADHD
  • 15. Reaction time changes in ADHD
  • 16. Sexual behavior in ADHD
  • 17. Addiction problems in ADHD
  • 18. Messi tendency / hoarding / not being able to throw anything away with ADHD
  • 19. Creativity increased in ADHD (?)
  • 20. Regulation problems in ADHD
  • 21. Personality traits in ADHD
  • 22. Increased muscle tension
• In-depth presentation of individual ADHD symptoms
  • Dysphoria with inactivity and depression in ADHD
  • Emotional dysregulation - mood swings and more in ADHD
  • Rejection Sensitivity: Offensiveness, fear of rejection as a specific ADHD symptom
  • Sensitivity, stress and ADHD
  • Procrastination with ADHD
  • Motivation problems
• Symptom development in children by age and frequency
• ADHD in adults
• The subtypes of ADHD: ADHD-HI, ADHD-I (ADD), ADHD-C (mixed type) and others.
• SCT - Sluggish Cognitive Tempo / Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome

Consequences

• Consequences

Origin

• Emergence of ADHD - Introduction
• Genetic and epigenetic causes of ADHD - Introduction
  • Building blocks of heredity and behavior: Genes, DNA, RNA, Proteins and Co.
  • Genetic candidates in ADHD
    • 1. Genes as genetic candidates in ADHD
    • 2. Copy number variations as gene candidates in ADHD.
    • 3. MiRNA and RNA as genetic candidates in ADHD.
    • 4. Traits whose genes increase ADHD risk
  • Genes and stress as a cause of other mental disorders
• Environmental factors as a cause of ADHD
  • 1. Prenatal stressors as ADHD environmental causes
  • 2. Birth circumstances as ADHD cause
  • 3. Stressful physical or emotional childhood experiences as ADHD cause
  • 4. Age-independent physical stress as ADHD environmental cause
• Brain development disorder and ADHD
• Immune system and behavior
  • Immune reactions and inflammation as ADHD cause?
  • The immune system
    • Elements of the immune system: cytokines and co.
  • Neurophysiological mechanisms of action on behavior by immune responses.
    • Effect of individual cytokines and inflammatory markers
    • Immune responses and inflammation in other mental disorders.
  • Neurophysiological mechanisms of action on behavior by pathogens.
• Is the incidence of ADHD increasing?
• ADHD - different explanatory models in the past and today

Stress

• ADHD as a chronic stress regulation disorder
  • ADHD symptoms are stress symptoms
  • Stress benefits - the survival-enhancing purpose of stress
  • Stress damage due to early / prolonged stress
    • 1. Stress by age at exposure - early childhood stress.
    • 2. Stress by duration: long-lasting, chronic stress.
    • 3. Stress by type of stressor
    • 4. Stress effect by gender
    • 5. Diagnosis of stress system damage
    • 6. Resilience, heightened sensitivity, genetic disposition and maternal care.
  • Chronic stress regulation problems in other disorders
  • Trauma as a cause of ADHD
• The human stress systems - basics of stress
  • The HPA axis / stress regulation axis
  • The autonomic nervous system: sympathetic / parasympathetic nervous system
    • Heart Rate Variability (HRV) in ADHD
  • The BIS/BAS/Fight Flight Freeze System
  • The amygdala - the stress conductor
  • Locus coeruleus
  • Thalamus - the gateway to consciousness
  • Basal ganglia: striatum, substantia nigra, nucleus subthalamicus
  • Neurotransmitters in stress
• Stress theories and stress phenotypes: a possible explanation of ADHD subtypes.

Neurological aspects

• Neurological aspects
• Neurotransmitters in ADHD
  • Dopamine
    • 1. Control ranges through dopamine
    • 2. The 4 dopaminergic systems of the brain
    • 3. Interactions of the dopaminergic brain areas.
    • 4. Dopamine formation and storage
    • 5. Dopamine release (tonic, phasic) and encoding.
    • 6. Dopamine action: DA receptors
    • 7. Dopamine depletion
    • 8. Regulation of dopamine
    • 9. Disorders of the dopamine system in ADHD
    • 10. Dopamine and stress
  • Norepinephrine
  • Adenosine
  • Traceamine
  • Serotonin
  • Glutamate
  • GABA
  • Adrenalin
  • Glycine
  • Acetylcholine
  • Histamine
  • Opioids
• Hormones in ADHD
  • CRH
  • ACTH
  • Cortisol
    • Cortisol and other stress hormones in ADHD
    • Cortisol and stress axis changes in other disorders.
  • Vasopressin
  • DHEA
  • Aldosterone
  • Oxytocin
  • Orexin / Hypocretin
  • Alpha-amylase
  • BDNF
• Neurophysiological correlates of ADHD symptoms.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of attention problems in ADHD.
    • The dopaminergic and noradrenergic attentional centers.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of thinking blocks and decision problems.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of learning problems in ADHD.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of arousal and activation.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of drive and motivation problems in ADHD.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of motivation in ADHD.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of organizational and executive function problems in ADHD.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of hyperactivity in ADHD.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of inhibition problems and impulsivity in ADHD.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of aggression in ADHD.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of emotional dysregulation.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of social phobia.
  • Neurophysiological correlates of sleep problems in ADHD.
• Neurophysiological correlates of stress
• Brain networks and connectivity in ADHD.
• Eyes and vision in ADHD
• Gender differences in ADHD
• ADHD in animal models
• Brain hemispheres
• Parkinson's disease - another disorder of the dopamine system

Diagnostics

• ADHD - diagnostic methods
  • Pharmacological endocrine function tests
• Differential diagnostics in ADHD
  • Depression and dysphoria in ADHD
  • Giftedness and ADHD
• Comorbidity in ADHD
  • Psychiatric comorbidities in ADHD
  • Somatic comorbidities in ADHD
  • ADHD treatment reduces comorbidities
  • ADHD, obesity and eating disorders
• Frequency of ADHD (prevalence)
• Diagnostic ADHD symptoms according to DSM, ICD, Wender-Utah et al.

Prevention

• ADHD - Prevention and screening - What parents can do
• Secure attachment beats genetic disposition in ADHD

Treatment and therapy

• Treatment and therapy
• ADHD Treatment Guide
• Medication for ADHD - Overview
  • Appropriate medication for ADHD
    • Methylphenidate (MPH) for ADHD
      • MPH Part 1: Active ingredients, effect, responding
      • MPH Part 2: Dosage, side effect, contraindications
      • MPH part 3: degradation, potency
      • MPH Part 4: Miscellaneous, preparations
    • Amphetamine medication for ADHD
    • Guanfacine for ADHD
    • Atomoxetine for ADHD
    • Medical cannabis for ADHD
    • Nicotine as a drug for ADHD
    • Bupropione for ADHD
    • Nortriptyline for ADHD
    • Imipramine for ADHD
    • Desipramine for ADHD
    • Clonidine for ADHD
    • Buspirone for ADHD
    • Memantine for ADHD
    • Viloxazine in ADHD
  • Experimental Medication in ADHD
    • Modafinil for ADHD
    • Moclobemide in ADHD
    • L-Theanine for ADHD
    • Taurine for ADHD
    • L-Carnosine for ADHD
    • Dexamethasone for ADHD
    • Dasotraline for ADHD
    • Ropinirole for ADHD
    • Reboxitin in ADHD
  • Sleep disorder-related medications in ADHD
    • Melatonin in ADHD
    • Trazodone for ADHD
    • Agomelatine for ADHD
    • Trimipramine for ADHD
    • Amitriptyline for ADHD
  • Appetite stimulating drugs in ADHD
    • Cyproheptadine in ADHD
  • ADHD drugs in development
    • Centanafadine for ADHD
    • D1/D5 receptor agonists in ADHD
  • Less appropriate medication for ADHD
    • L-Dopa for ADHD
    • Citalopram / Escitalopram for ADHD
    • Fluoxetine for ADHD
    • Venlaflaxine for ADHD
    • Quetiapine for ADHD
    • Lithium in ADHD
    • Amilsupride for ADHD
    • Mirtazapine for ADHD
    • Quinpirole for ADHD
    • Other medications for ADHD
  • Vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements for ADHD
  • Medication and drugs - the difference
  • Substance abuse with self-medication effects in ADHD
  • Choice of medication for ADHD
  • Medication dosage for ADHD
  • Drug combinations for ADHD
• Non-drug treatment and therapy of ADHD - overview
  • Choosing a suitable psychotherapist for ADHD
  • Neurofeedback as ADHD therapy
  • Nutrition and diet for ADHD
  • Sleep problems in ADHD
  • Binaural music for ADHD and sleep problems
• Effect size of different forms of treatment for ADHD

Things to know about ADHD

• Testimonials from those affected
• Prominent ADHD sufferers
• Other and older names for ADHD
• Studies prove - often enough nothing at all
• Glossary

Tests and surveys

• Tests and surveys
• Account management
• Collection of physicians and therapists with ADHD expertise
• Large ADHD Symptom Test
• (High) Sensitivity Self Test
• SCT Self-Test on Sluggish Cognitive Tempo
• ADHD Response Self Test
• ADHD Medication Effectiveness Self-Test (3.0.1.)
• Differential Diagnostic Test Depression
• Differential diagnostic test anxiety disorders
• External assessment test
• Differential Diagnostic Test Autism Spectrum (ASD)