Identifying Depression and Anxiety in Teens with ADHD (with Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D.)

Dr. Roberto Olivardia leads ADDitude's 500th ADHD Experts webinar to discuss the interplay between anxiety, depression, and ADHD in adolescents. Anxiety and depression are two of the most common psychiatric conditions that co-exist with ADHD. This can create a complicated clinical picture, especially when coupled with the emotional and physical changes that teens experience during puberty. Dr. Olivardia discusses the symptoms of these conditions, how they impact each other, and what effective treatment and support for teens with ADHD look like.
This ADHD Experts webinar was originally broadcast on April 9, 2024.
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7:00 comorbid rates between ADHD and depression/ anxiety
9:00 criteria for differential diagnosis for depression
10:00 depression loss of interest vs ADHD boredom
12:00 appetite changes
14:00 changes in sleeping
15:00 what is agitation?
17:00 worthlessness
19:00 trouble concentrating: depression vs ADHD
20:00 psychosis / suicide
21:00 feeling of nothingness: "feeling sad is a welcome relief for many"
22:00 anger/ irritability
23:00 somatic complaints, cutting, rumination factors which lead to depression
26:00 what is anxiety? "it is an attentional disorder"
27:00 fear vs anxiety
32:00 personality traits linked to anxiety
33:00 how anxiety can manifest
34:00 sensory sensitivities
35:00 genetics
37:00 hyperfocus vs overfocus
41:00 health hygiene: sleep, exercise = BDNF
43:00 what can parents do?
45:00 talk about times when you felt down
47:00 don't be scared to ask your child if they've thought of hurting themselves
49:00 behavior therapy
50:00 feel your feelings - "rage occurs when we suppress anger"
53:00 misunderstanding of emotional dysregulation as part of ADHD
Related Resources
1. Download: A Parent’s Guide to Depression in Teens
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2. Read: Why Anxiety Disorder Is So Often Misdiagnosed
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3. Read: New Approaches to Treating Depression and ADHD
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4. eBook: The Parents’ Guide to Raising a Teen with ADHD
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[@GirlyPRO]

Thank you for your videos, truly gives an insight. I was diagnosed super late with adhd

[@maguedernest3729]

Thank you Dr Olivardia, This was a wonderful webinar. My son is 17 years old with ADHD and developed BDD since 2020. He is very reluctant to any kind of treatment in part due to bad experience with stimulants and trauma. Any advice to convince him to get help? Thank you, Elda