Understand How ADHD and Schizophrenia Overlap (with Napoleon Higgins, M.D.)

In this hour-long webinar with ADDitude, Dr. Napoleon Higgins talks about the association between ADHD and schizophrenia, including similarities and differences, risk factors, barriers to care, and treatment innovations.

This ADHD Experts webinar was originally broadcast on December 11, 2024.

6:00: pressure cooker of school, diagnostic implications
8:00 "downward drift"
11:00 ADHD vs schizophrenia
12:00 Structural differences in brain ADHD vs schizophrenia
15:00 barriers to proper care and diagnosis
16:00 Black kids are over diagnosed with ADHD and schizophrenia
18:00 Risks of ADHD turning into schizophrenia
20:00 Adverse childhood experiences
23:00 "new weed" - very high THC content
24:00 story of the middle schooler and high potency weed
29:00 "child is like the rubber ducky in the bathtub"
31:00 mistrust of the medical community among people of color
33:00 differences in interventions bet. Black vs white populations
35:00 diagnostic criteria
39:00 innovations in treatments
41:00 policy change/ stigma reduction
43:00 drug use and trauma are top risk factors
44:00 do stimulants increase risk of schizophrenia?
47:00 can a patient have ADHD and schizophrenia?
50:00 first, treat psychosis
51:00 digital therapeutics?
54:00 risks of untreated ADHD on Schizophrenia?
1:00:00 "Mental illness doesn't just affect the individual. It affects the whole family."

Download the slides associated with this webinar here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/a...

Related Resources

1. Download: How ADHD and Schizophrenia Overlap
https://www.additudemag.com/download/...

2. Read: “They All Feed Off Each Other:” Stories of Life with ADHD and Comorbidities
https://www.additudemag.com/adult-adh...

3. Read: Disparate Psychiatric Disorders Share Widespread Genetic Overlap
https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-psyc...

4. eBook: 9 Conditions Often Diagnosed with ADHD
https://www.additudemag.com/product/9...

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