I started seeing Mike when he was six years old or so. Brought in by his mother, he was having all the classic problems that a child with ADHD has. He was inattentive and distracted. He was disorganized and was losing things. He couldn’t sit still and would get in trouble for talking and playing when he was supposed to be sitting still and doing his work. He was described as “lazy” when, in reality, that “lazy” was the standard disengaged and distracted “ain’t too interested in doing something I can’t pay attention to” thing we here in mental health land can easily diagnose as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. . . . → Read More: A Tale Of Two Kiddies . . . How Early Treatment Makes A Difference (with apologies to Charles Dickens)
 Comments are closed  ADHD, antidepressants, anxiety, depression, medication, parenting, Quotient ADHD Testing, R+R, school issues, stimulants  adderall, ADHD, antidepressants, depression, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medicine, Quotient ADHD Testing, relationships, stimulants, therapy, Vyvanse What’s your biggest fear? What’s your greatest dream? The answers matter. You matter. . . . → Read More: Out Of The Darkness . . . The ambiguity of psychiatric diagnosis does not make anything easy. Especially when there is a complicated mish-mosh of symptoms that easily fit into more than one diagnostic category. And, you ARE allowed to have more than one psychiatric diagnosis. But how can I be sure that a child who presents with ADHD symptoms . . . and anxiety, and depression, and a complicated home life, and a complicated school picture . . . actually has ADHD and that the “ADHD symptoms” are not just a result of the other stuff????? . . . → Read More: Accurately Diagnosing ADHD–Using The Quotient ADHD Testing System to Avoid Unnecessary Exposure to Medicine Comments are closed ADHD, anger/irritability, medication, medication side-effects, parenting, Quotient ADHD Testing, school issues, stimulants adderall, ADHD, concerta, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medication, Quotient ADHD Testing, stimulants, Vyvanse Anne writes in with a common worry: I have a 7 year old son that has just received a diagnosis of adhd (combined type). we adopted him when he was 4 years old. our psychiatrist has said that she feels that his severe adhd and pattern of his other behaviours are typical of someone with . . . → Read More: Vyvanse For Young Patients–Give ’em a Break??? I caught you knockin’ at my cellar door, I love you, baby, can I have some more, Oh, the damage done. I hit the city and I lost my band, I watched the needle take another man, Gone, gone, the damage done. I sing the song because I . . . → Read More: . . . Another Man Done Gone . . . 2 comments - (Comments are closed) ADHD, heroin, medication, medication side-effects, parenting, relationships, Uncategorized ADHD, drug use, Hartman, heroin, medication, medication side-effects, overdose, parenting, philadelphia psychiatrist, relationships In the hustle and bustle of family life, it is inevitable that conflicts and arguments will occur from time to time. The more kids you have, the more this is likely just because of the sheer number of personalities involved (but small families are hardly immune!). This can be particularly difficult to manage for “the . . . → Read More: MANIFESTO DELLA FAMIGLIA–May Peace Reign Supreme In This House 5 comments - (Comments are closed) anger/irritability, parenting, R+R, relationships, stress management, therapy family, family conflict, Hartman, philadelphia psychiatrist, Psychiatrist, psychiatry, relationships So . . . I got in my car the other day and, much like every other day, put on my blindfold and sped off to work . . . “WHAT?????” you might be rightfully saying . . . “put on your blindfold and started driving?????” . . . “you CRAZY!!!” Well, of COURSE . . . → Read More: Driving Miss Daisy . . . aka watch what your doin' with them meds! Comments are closed antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiety, benzodiazepines, bipolar disorder, depression, medical illness, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, parenting, relationships, stress management antidepressants, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, Philadelphia, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medication, psychiatric medicine, Psychiatrist, psychiatry, relationships, side effects, SSRI, suicidal ideation, therapy, treatment resistant depression I’m not answering questions today. Just thought I’d ramble. Here in the States, we are celebrating our mothers today with a Hallmark-inspired day known as Mother’s Day. While it is a wonderful and delightful day for some of you, for most, it is a day filled with mixed emotions and pitfalls. No person in this . . . → Read More: Mother's Day . . . yahoo . . . Comments are closed older adults, parenting, R+R, relationships Hartman, parenting, philadelphia psychiatrist, relationships My mother has cirrhosis of the liver and also severe depression. She is 70 yrs. old What would be the safest med for her to take??? She seems to be unable to live and manage her issues due to depression. In general, depression in the elderly can be very difficult to treat. As with . . . → Read More: Hard on the Liver??? . . . Good for the mood??? Comments are closed antidepressants, depression, medical illness, medication, medication side-effects, older adults, parenting, relationships antidepressants, cirrhosis, cymbalta, dementia, depression, Hartman, Lexapro, medical illness, medication, medication side-effects, Philadelphia, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medication, Psychiatrist, psychiatry, relationships, side effects, SSRI, Zoloft I’m depressed and I’ve had to work really hard at even getting my wife to acknowledge my condition. It has got better but yesterday we went to visit my aunty and uncle in the country. he has had long-term depression like me and it just amazed me how open they were in their house about . . . → Read More: Stop Whining About Your Wife and Start Getting Your Life Back 2 comments - (Comments are closed) anger/irritability, antidepressants, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, medication, meditation, parenting, R+R, relationships, stress management, therapy anger, antidepressants, anxiety, depression, discipline, Hartman, husband, marriage, medication, medication side-effects, meditation, parenting, Philadelphia, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medicine, Psychiatrist, relationships, therapy, wife |
   
Dr. Daniel G. Hartman, aka The Sidewalk Psychiatrist, manages and works at The Philmont Guidance Center, just outside Philadelphia. Learn more about Philmont Guidance Center. |
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