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Pine Grove's Evaluation Center is proud to offer Adult ADHD and Neuropsychological Evaluations
Pine Grove's Evaluation Center now offers Adult ADHD and Neuropsychological Evaluations
Since 1984, Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services has partnered with individuals and organizations throughout the country to provide specialized and comprehensive evaluations for behavioral health and addictive disorders. Now, Pine Grove's Evaluation Center is proud to offer Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Neuropsychological Evaluations.
The Adult ADHD Evaluation aims to rule-out other potential causes of educational, vocational, or personal impairments resulting from concentration or focus difficulties, impulsivity, emotional liability, as well as deficits in executive functioning and memory.
The Neuropsychological Evaluation is a comprehensive assessment of brain-mediated…
Living Well With Adult ADHD: Jeff's Story
ADHD can cause problems at any age, but especially when it affects adult responsibilities. Find out how one man learned to manage his adult ADHD.
Is ADHD Linked to Other Mental Health Conditions?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental health condition affecting a huge number of children, adolescents and sometimes adults. The patients exhibit the symptoms of hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity.
It's okay when you're not okay: Study re-evaluates resilience in adults
Adversity is part of life: Loved ones die. Soldiers deploy to war. Patients receive terminal diagnoses.
22 Things People Who Suck At Adulting Will Understand On A Personal Level
Maybe if I pretend like I know what I'm doing, then people will actually believe me.
How to Let Go of Perfectionism
Perfectionists strive for flawlessness in all parts of life. They have unattainably high standards for themselves. They are exceedingly concerned about others' evaluation of them, hardly ever satisfied with their performance, and blame themselves when things go wrong -- even when they are not directly involved or responsible. Perfectionists consider mistakes to be personal failures or deficits. Mistakes are not seen as a normal part of…
Why people with ADHD take medication
I’ve started watching Jessica’s channel, How to ADHD. Actually, I’ve been binging a little this morning. I’m watching one video at the moment in which she explains what happ…
Can we evaluate whole person suffering?
As we honor Mental Health Month, there are many calls to reduce suffering.
Why Management Stress is Vital for Woman with ADHD? |
Managing stress is important for everyone. When stress is managed, people experience more happiness and good health. However, when you are a woman with ADHD, stress management is even more a priority because stress can cause ADHD symptoms to become worse. For example, being stressed out can make it difficult to screen out competing stimuli, focus and slow down. You Continue Reading
High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being
Recent research has begun to distinguish two aspects of subjective well-being. Emotional well-being refers to the emotional quality of an individual's everyday experience—the frequency and intensity of experiences of joy, stress, sadness, anger, and affection that make one's life pleasant or unpleasant. Life evaluation refers to the thoughts that people have about their life when they think about it. We raise the question of whether money…
How to Make Friends as an Adult (and Why It Matters)
Studies show that friendships improve quality of life and even health. But making new friends can be harder as an adult. A few tips on how to break the ice.
Adult ADD & ADHD…Our Reactions vs. Other’s Reactions???
I’ve seen many different reactions from adults with ADD and ADHD. The two most common emotions are relief and anger. I get asked by many of my adult clients when is a good time to tell someon…
Self Evaluation: 10 Things You Should Be Able to Say About Yourself
How Getting My ADHD Diagnosis as an Adult Changed My Life
"My self-esteem was low and I wondered why I failed to keep up with the most basic tasks time and time again."
With a Diagnosis at Last, Black Women with ADHD Start Healing
Black women and girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder often remain undiagnosed because their symptoms are mischaracterized by the blinders of sexism and racism. Getting treatment and …
When and how psychiatry uses genetic testing
Treating depression, anxiety or ADHD can feel like a guessing game. Genetic tests may help.
Normal Kid Behavior or ADHD?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that appears in early childhood. You may know it by the name attention deficit disorder, or ADD. ADD/ADHD makes it difficult for people to inhibit their spontaneous responses-responses that can involve everything from movement to speech to attentiveness. Dr. Craig Wiener is a licensed Psychologist specializing in the treatment of children , adolescents and families. Dr Wiener has…
Is ADHD being falsely diagnosed?
Groupthink is a perplexing phenomenon. How do flawed ideas – including those that clearly defy common sense – take hold of an entire organisation, institution or profession? To understand the psychology of groupthink it might help to ask a psychologist – the problem with that, however, is the groupthink of psychology. The history of the …
Column: Is ADHD overdiagnosed?
Is It Depression or ADHD? Or Both?
Roughly one quarter of all adults with ADHD also experience symptoms of depression. Learn how to recognize signs of depression, assess treatment options, and reclaim your health.
Antidepressants not working? It might be ADHD
The numbers from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBAA) are bleak. Major depressive disorder affects 14.8 million Americans.
