Weekly Research Updates for November 30, 2024

[@_.alex.-]

This is one of the ways I get distracted at least 5 times a day, I'm talking memories buried deep like 30 years ago when I found a spider in my grandads bath, and then some of the things that happened that same day. Out of nowhere. And I frequently get completely immersed in the moment.

[@Skeazix]

Or that stupid thing i said in the third grade. NOBODY ELSE CARES. 🙄

[@Sunnyflower67]

​@Skeazix Yeesss! Nobody's ever gonna remember this crap, but yet we're still horrified that we offended someone or sounded stupid all those years ago. Ugh. I know exactly how you feel, I think. 🤦‍♀️ It's a big confidence destroyer. And it doesn't matter how much we KNOW the truth, our brains still run the show.

[@skepticsquirrel7560]

The first study!!! intrusive memories!! I STRUGGLE SO MUCH WITH THIS

[@Skeazix]

Me too. And they hang on like burrs. They're so hard to shake.

[@pricemick1]

All the time. For as long as I can remember.

[@erinkay1763]

Same, and its traumas and so I'm always like.... REALLY? WHY?! IM LITTERALLY JUST EXISTING. I honestly hate it.

[@Lynee5290]

It really never stops 😢

[@piotrgraniszewski8544]

My wife does too

[@gn0st1c]

i'm grateful for your videos.

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

thank you!

[@quemabocha]

same here.

[@NungyNups]

Thanks for doing these Russell, its great to have updates from a rational and intelligent source that keeps analysis level headed. I hope your thanks giving was awesome and your holiday season and new years are great too!

[@nicolerymercox]

I couldn't agree more.

[@jag2039]

@@nicolerymercoxI second that 24/7

[@CloroxBleach-rq3me]

2:24 Involuntary remembering has been a consistent challenge for me for years. I'm elated to find that there's actual clinical evidence to suggest that it's more intense in those with ADHD than the average person. I always felt shallow and a bit dramatic talking about this with anyone.

[@BettyBeesss]

SAMEEE! I feel so seen reading your comment!! Especially the feeling shallow/dramatic talking with anyone about it.

[@karenschnebeck5145]

Thank you for your work Dr Barkley. All the information you give on your chanel helped me to realize I am not suffering from depression (what some therapists claimed), but from adhd all my life. It took me many months to find an adhd expert and get examined there. Now I just got my adhd diagnosis and I slowly learn to understand myself. I'm a 50 year old female and english is not my first language. So sorry for all the mistakes. I just wanted to say: I am grateful and I think your work is very important for very many people.

[@iliyanovslounge]

Glad to hear you had a great thanksgiving! No worries about the lateness of this video. Many thanks Russ :)

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

Thanks, you too!

[@Handle8844]

We're grateful to you, too, Dr. B! 💙

[@Queenread82]

Re: ADHD combat PTSD my son came home from Iraq with his psyche broken. He is not officially diagnosed but I am and I definitely see the signs looking back at his childhood.

[@Queenread82]

This breaks my heart.

[@Handle8844]

I'm so sorry. It breaks my heart to read about your sweet son.

[@Queenread82]

@@Handle8844 💜

[@marcelodeo123]

Dear Dr. Barkley, it is striking that there are so many people with ADHD in the military. I speak for myself, I was in my country's military for two years (I was not in combat). Being there served as a way to alleviate my ADHD symptoms, as I always followed the same rules, and the physical activity also served to relieve stress. Perhaps this explains the greater number of people with ADHD in the military.

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

I think so

[@RachaelAnn8]

When you realize that not everyone's brain is noisy all day and night.

[@chloebarneveld2386]

Being 24 now and diagnosed when I was 11 struggled for most of my life not understanding what adhd was. Because no one told me how complex it could be. Thank you for your wonderful videos it’s so nice to learn about these symptoms. Makes me feel less crazy :)

[@alison5009]

Keep it up! Thank you. Also love the dad jokes!

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

thank you!

[@Lynee5290]

Thankyou Dr Barkley🙏🏻

[@russb24]

My first reaction to the 27% correlation in the military study was that people with ADHD may be more likely to enlist. Seems like an obvious career choice for a young person with ADHD. Has that been studied?

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

yes, and it’s true. the rate is double the prevalence or more among military personnel. thanks for watching.

[@christopherinman6833]

regarding the difference reported of intrusive thoughts: what would be the likelihood of those with ADHD being more aware of them (less able to disregard them) then are those without ADHD? I'm thinking the actual occurrence proportion was not found, the reported occurrence was.

[@kevinsullivan8130]

Dr Barkley, I am currently active duty military and I would love to do some type of study on ADHD in the military and then coach others with ADHD in ways they could leverage the military mutually for life success. I am sure this topic has been studied but I can attest that a very large portion of the people I work with absolutely have ADHD and dont fully understand how to navigate the military health system to seek a diagnosis or receive adequate treatment and counseling once diagnosed. Any tips on where to get started on this sort of research?

[@kevinsullivan8130]

I am right down the street at a Virginia military base.

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

Start by using google scholar as your browser to search the journals and locate abstracts of relevant papers. Sometimes you can read the entire article but most often they are behind paywalls, sadly. Still the abstracts can give you the main findings of the article. There won't be very many such articles on this topic but at least you will be acquainted with what is there. Another suggestion is to summarize the current policies of each branch of the military toward having ADHD and getting treatment as they vary somewhat in their approach towards the condition in those on active duty. Such a summary would be incredibly helpful for you to circulate to your fellow active duty personnel. You study study a bit about coaching online, but two well known ones are Jeff Copper with ADHD Talk Radio and his own coaching website as well as Eric Rivers. Both also have podcasts. Best wishes,

[@NickRomanFitness]

This is very real! I always thought it was because I had an eidetic memory... turns out it's just the ADHD again!

[@jag2039]

Book about me really lol My best to all of you knowing you guys know

[@HS-pm1ro]

Can you talk about Auvelity? It’s a new antidepressant that impact glutamate and mimics ketamine

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

I have not seen any research in it for ADHD as yet. you can use Google scholar to search the journals for any abstracts about its use for ADHD.

[@paxdriver]

Great question, never heard of that! I'll have to have a look too.

[@kirbysednek5967]

Keep up your SCEPTICAL/CURIOSITY, pax! 😊 👏

[@rhoadestraveled]

Dr. I have a question for you. My dad served in Vietnam, so he was in combat. That was before I was born. When he returned home he became a state trooper, married my mom and about 4 years later he became mentally ill and was hospitalized. That was traumatic for him. He was diagnosed with Schizophrenia. When I was growing up no one told me his diagnosis just that he had nerve issues because he'd constantly move his fingers. He passed away at 57 due to a heart attack. Can you tell me if the war triggered his mental illness? Do you think he had adhd prior to the war is it a gateway to Schizophrenia? I have been diagnosed ADHD and Im scared it will transition since Ive heard its all genetic. What are your thoughts? My psychiatrist assures me I don't have it.

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

perhaps, given that he may have had such a predisposition before his combat experiences. it’s hard to say from just this bit of information. as a vet of that war myself, I can say that it partly depended on what their job was in Vietnam. the more stressful and life threatening, the more the risk an underlying condition will become manifest. I am sorry for your loss of him. be well.

[@chriscohlmeyer4735]

Yikes, Intrusive Thoughts triggered a cascade of negative thoughts including how I could have been a poster child for attachment theory. Then in that 1.5% of questioning and PTSD from three years of SA trauma. Some who know my whole story responded with " how the F did you survive?"

[@eliseholton9284]

❤

[@VioletCee12]

I have been experiencing this and had no idea why. Question: isn't this related to trauma? Thanks.

[@goldenhelmet403]

You should watch Dr. Barkley’s video on the views of Gabor Mate. In short, the answer is that ADHD is profoundly genetic and most claims about “trauma” lack scientific basis.

[@mdp_lady]

16:58 but most humans who experience the rigors of combat develop PTSD. Any person who witnesses violence or has to protect themselves from being killed will most likely develop ptsd with or without adhd. It’s a normal human response and should never be pathologized.

[@ZenonOchrap]

Dogs can't operate MRI machines. But catscan.

[@dansolnite]

Is it conceivable that the same mental trauma that results in PTSD in a combat veteran could also cause ADHD as some sort of dissonance or survival defense mechanism?

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

it can surely increase inattention which can be mistaken for ADHD Inattentive Presentation but IMHO is likely to be cognitive disengagement syndrome instead. yet that won’t be considered as it’s not yet an official disorder and most clinicians don’t know about it. be well.

[@ChristianConstitutionalist3192]

It's not "Cis"; IT'S CALLED NORMAL.

[@Sunnyflower67]

Dr Barkley prides himself on being a man of science and proveable facts.❤ Don't expect him to pander to 1 particular group's fantasies and desire to shove it down everybody else's throats. *There's plenty of channels who are willing to do that. Begging the question: Why choose this one if not just looking for areas to insert unhelpful, troll-like comments? Good job, though.😅 Nothing says "jesus" like being a rigid thinking, rude person, looking for ways to put down already vulnerable people by pronouncing them to be abnormal. It's not as if there aren't plenty of examples in that book you're supposed to be following where he showed caring and supportive compassion. Even to those he didn't understand or weren't following his rules. **Especially to those people!😮 (Kinda thought that was his whole message, actually 🤔) Nevertheless, I'm sure you know better. Carry on then.😂