Unit 2 – ADHD-Specific Mental Health Assessment and Management
April 29, 2024 2025-11-17 7:57Unit 2 – ADHD-Specific Mental Health Assessment and Management
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 35 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Module 1Reviewing Previous Mental Health Assessments and Plans through an “ADHD lens”7
- 1.1OVERALL UNIT Introduction & Outline
- 1.2Module 1 introduction & outline
- 1.3Understanding the patient before you
- 1.4The ADHD patient internal experience
- 1.5How ADHD may disguise itself as numerous other conditions
- 1.6Facilitating therapeutic connection
- 1.7Principles for administering a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP) through the ADHD lens
- Module 2Underlying Mood Disorder in ADHD9
- 2.1Module 2: Introduction & Outline
- 2.2Introduction to ADHD, BPAD and Emotional Dysregulation
- 2.3BPAD T1 and T2, an overview
- 2.4How to screen for mood disorders in ADHD: recommended questionnaires
- 2.5Detecting the very subtle symptoms of bipolar type II
- 2.6A Nuanced approach to understanding Emotional Dysregulation
- 2.7Differentiating BPAD from ADHD
- 2.8Case study #1: When underlying BPAD is not detected before initiating psychostimulant medication
- 2.9Case study #2: What treating an underlying mood disorder can reveal (which was not known before)
- Module 3Treating mood disorders in ADHD7
- 3.1MODULE 3: Introduction & Outline
- 3.2Which mood disorder medications are appropriate for ADHD?
- 3.3Stating the case for the role of a GABA-agonist for emotional dysregulation in ADHD
- 3.4Safely administering lamotrigine:: titration protocols
- 3.5Safely administering lamotrigine : Lamotrigine rashes
- 3.6Case study – unexpected positive outcomes from lamotrigine scaffolding
- 3.7Interview: Dr. Peter Heffernan – Detecting and treating Emotional Dysregulation and Bipolar Disorder Type 2, in ADHD
- Module 4Managing Sleep & Sleep Disturbance in ADHD3
- Module 5SUD, Trauma & Understanding the Dopamine Deficit5
- Module 6De-prescribing & putting the ADHD lens into clinical practice4



