Michelle Voegels, PMHNP-BC

Panelists discuss how 17-year-old patients challenges with inattention, anxiety, and executive dysfunction ahead of college highlight the importance of balancing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic ADHD treatments while addressing concerns about stimulant use and medication diversion.

Panelists discuss how treatment adherence in ADHD patients is often impacted by forgetfulness and misconceptions, and how using tools like pill organizers can significantly improve consistency and outcomes.

Panelists discuss how viloxazine fits into both pediatric and adult ADHD treatment plans, especially as a non-stimulant option for patients with complex cases or concerns about stimulant side effects, while emphasizing flexible dosing and caregiver involvement.

Panelists discuss how recent clinical studies on viloxazine in children and adolescents demonstrated early symptom improvement, dose-dependent efficacy, and tolerability, with the most benefit seen at 400 mg in those aged 11 and under.

Panelists discuss how non-stimulant medication options with detailed clinical considerations.

Panelists discuss how comprehensive treatment approaches emphasize combination therapy and immediate implementation.

Panelists discuss how the critical role of pediatricians in ADHD diagnosis and treatment challenges.

Panelists discuss how ADHD risk factors include genetic, environmental, and socioeconomic influences.

Panelists discuss how ADHD diagnosis impacts families through stress and challenges but can also provide relief and understanding, while addressing quality of life effects including academic performance, family functioning, driving safety, and the need for structure and routine management.

Panelists discuss how diagnostic challenges include ensuring symptoms are developmentally appropriate, distinguishing ADHD from other conditions like depression and anxiety, and using tools like Vanderbilt and Connors scales to assess symptoms across multiple settings.

Panelists discuss how the DSM-5-TR criteria for ADHD require at least 6 of 9 symptoms in either inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive domains, with inattentive presentations often going unrecognized especially in females and highly intelligent students.

Panelists discuss how ADHD presents in a 10-year-old boy with combined presentation symptoms, emphasizing the importance of seeing difficulties across multiple settings and noting the genetic component when family history is present.