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Abstract of ADxS.org

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

Symptoms

• Symptoms
• Overall 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 blocks / decision making problems in ADHD
  • 7. Executive problems / planning and organization difficulties in ADHD.
  • 8. Perceptual symptoms in ADHD
  • 9. Motivation problems in ADHD
  • 10. Emotional dysregulation / emotion symptoms in ADHD
  • 11. Communication problems in ADHD
  • 12. Social problems in ADHD
  • 13. Sleep problems with 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 in 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 in inactivity and depression in ADHD.
  • Emotional dysregulation - mood swings and more in ADHD.
  • Rejection Sensitivity: Annoyance, 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 / CDS - Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome

Consequences

• Consequences

Origin

• Development 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 with plausible pathway to ADHD.
    • 2. Gene candidates without plausible pathway in relation to ADHD.
    • 3. Monogenetic ADHD causes
    • 4. Copy number variations as gene candidates in ADHD.
    • 5. MiRNA and RNA as genetic candidates in ADHD.
    • 6. 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 an ADHD environmental cause.
  • 5. Trauma as a cause of ADHD
• Brain development disorder and ADHD
• Immune system and behavior
  • Immune responses and inflammation as ADHD causes?
  • 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?
• Historical descriptions of ADHD
• 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
• 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
  • Neurophysiological correlates of 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 5 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 at receptors and transporters.
    • 7. Dopamine depletion
    • 8. Regulation of dopamine
    • 9. Disorders of the dopamine system in ADHD
    • 10. Dopamine and stress
    • Parkinson's disease - another disorder of the dopamine system
  • 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.
  • Attention problems in ADHD - Neurophysiological correlates
    • The dopaminergic and noradrenergic attentional centers.
  • Thinking blocks and decision problems in ADHD - Neurophysiological correlates
  • Learning problems in ADHD - Neurophysiological correlates
  • Arousal and activation in ADHD - Neurophysiological correlates
  • Drive problems in ADHD - Neurophysiological correlates
  • Motivation in ADHD - Neurophysiological correlates
  • Organizational and executive function problems in ADHD - Neurophysiological correlates
  • Hyperactivity in ADHD - Neurophysiological correlates
  • Impulsivity in ADHD - Neurophysiological correlates
  • Aggression in ADHD - Neurophysiological correlates
  • Emotional dysregulation - Neurophysiological correlates
  • Social phobia - Neurophysiological correlates
  • Sleep problems in ADHD - Neurophysiological correlates
• Brain networks and connectivity in ADHD.
• Eyes and vision in ADHD
• Sex differences in ADHD
• ADHD in animal model
• Affected brain regions in ADHD
• Brain hemispheres

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
  • Choice of medication for ADHD
  • Medication dosage for ADHD
  • Combination medication for ADHD
  • Medication duration for ADHD
    • CYP3A4 metabolizing enzyme
    • CYP2D6 Metabolizing enzyme
    • CES1 Metabolizing enzyme
  • Medications: Adaptation reactions
  • Effect size of different forms of treatment for ADHD
• Medication for ADHD - Overview
  • Suitable 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
    • Bupropion for ADHD
    • Medical cannabis for ADHD
    • Nicotine as a drug for ADHD
    • Nortriptyline for ADHD
    • Imipramine for ADHD
    • Desipramine for ADHD
    • Clonidine for ADHD
    • Buspirone for ADHD
    • Memantine for ADHD
    • Viloxazine for ADHD
  • Experimental drugs for ADHD
    • Prospekta for ADHD
    • Tipepidine for ADHD
    • Beta blockers for ADHD
    • Testosterone in ADHD
    • Modafinil for ADHD
    • Moclobemide for ADHD
    • L-Theanine for ADHD
    • Taurine for ADHD
    • L-Carnosine for ADHD
    • Dexamethasone for ADHD
    • Dasotraline for ADHD
    • Ropinirole for ADHD
    • Fasoracetam for ADHD
    • Mazindol for ADHD
    • Droxidopa for ADHD
    • Selegiline for ADHD
    • Reboxitin for ADHD
  • Sleep disorder-related medications for ADHD
    • Melatonin for ADHD
    • Trazodone for ADHD
    • Agomelatine for ADHD
    • Trimipramine for ADHD
    • Amitriptyline for ADHD
  • Appetite stimulating drugs for ADHD
    • Cyproheptadine for ADHD
  • ADHD drugs in development
    • Metadoxine for ADHD
    • Levophacetoperan for ADHD
    • Centanafadine for ADHD
    • D1/D5 receptor agonists in ADHD.
    • D4 receptor antagonists in ADHD
  • Less appropriate medication for ADHD
    • L-Dopa for ADHD
    • Citalopram / Escitalopram for ADHD
    • Fluoxetine for ADHD
    • Venlafaxine for ADHD
    • Quetiapine for ADHD
    • Lithium for ADHD
    • Amisulpride for ADHD
    • Mirtazapine for ADHD
    • Quinpirole for ADHD
    • Aripiprazole for ADHD
    • Histamine H3 receptor antagonists in ADHD.
    • Other medications for ADHD
  • Vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements for ADHD
  • Plant extracts for ADHD
  • Medication and drugs - the difference
  • Substance abuse with self-medication effects in ADHD.
• Non-drug treatment and therapy of ADHD - overview
  • Choosing a suitable psychotherapist for ADHD
  • Neurofeedback as ADHD therapy
  • Diet and nutrition for ADHD
  • Sleep problems with ADHD
  • Binaural music for ADHD and sleep problems

This and That about ADHD

• Testimonials from those affected
• Prominent ADHD sufferers
• Other and older names for ADHD
• Studies prove - often enough nothing at all
• ADHD - literature for beginners, affected persons, professionals and specialists
• Glossary

Tests and surveys

• Tests and surveys
• Account management
• Collection of doctors 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 V5
• Differential Diagnostic Test Depression
• Differential diagnostic test anxiety disorders
• External assessment test
• Differential Diagnostic Test Autism Spectrum (ASD)
• Survey on drug duration of action

Forum

• Forum