Medical Training AIADHD Diagnosis and Management
Diagnose ADHD across the lifespan and build medication plans that hold up when the presentation gets complicated.
What this track covers
This track covers ADHD assessment and treatment in children, adolescents, and adults, including DSM-5 criteria, rating scale interpretation, and differential diagnosis against mood, anxiety, and learning disorders. It also addresses stimulant and non-stimulant selection, titration logic, and management of comorbidities and treatment resistance.
What you will practice
- Apply DSM-5 criteria and rule out mimics like anxiety, mood disorders, and sleep disturbance
- Interpret Vanderbilt, Conners, and ASRS rating scale results in context
- Choose between stimulant and non-stimulant options based on comorbidities and history
- Work through a stimulant titration and formulation-switch scenario
- Manage a patient with ADHD plus a co-occurring substance use or mood disorder
Simulator scenario
A simulator case of an adult with new inattention complaints and an ambiguous psychiatric history, requiring the clinician to work through differential diagnosis before deciding on a treatment plan.
Board question topics
- DSM-5 ADHD diagnostic criteria by age group
- Rating scale interpretation and limitations
- Stimulant vs. non-stimulant selection factors
- Managing ADHD with psychiatric comorbidities
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The tutor only answers from licensed sources (FDA prescribing information, public guidelines and our own material) and says when it has none. Educational use only, never patient-specific advice.
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