When the edges blur: A future psychiatrist's perspectives on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Psychol Serv. 2022 Feb;19(1):29-31. doi: 10.1037/ser0000446. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

Abstract

A graduating medical student and incoming psychiatry resident reflects on his diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and his treatment for this condition. He also examines the impacts of ADHD and stimulant medication on his career, education, and personal life, as well as the impacts of individual and systemic mental health stigma on mental health care providers as prosumers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

MeSH terms

  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity* / diagnosis
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity* / drug therapy
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants* / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Psychiatry*

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Stimulants