
E187 - The PsychopharmaStahlogy Show: Treating ADHD Across the Lifespan with Dr. David Goodman
NEI Podcast
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The Complexity of ADHD in Women
PCOS is a hyperandrogen syndrome with obesity and either amenorrhea or irregular menses. It's also highly associated with depression and anxiety disorders. ADHD wasn't even part of the research rubric 20 years ago, so there's no data on the association between PCOS and ADHD. But there is an association with PCOS and cognitive difficulties. So again, it comes down to which diagnostic category do you ascribe the cognitive changes? And that's why doing cross-sectional diagnosis of cognitive symptoms is not going to give you an accurate read.
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