There aren’t many practitioners writing about today’s topic. Unless, that is, you look up the collected works of Dr. Bill Dodson. Dr. Dodson is an award-winning board-certified psychiatrist and specialist in adult ADHD and his contributions to the study of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria bring him to the show today. According to Dr. Dodson, nearly all those living with ADHD live with some level of rejection sensitivity, and thanks to the poor training on the ADHD connections to the condition, patients are going misdiagnosed and mistreated as a result.
Today on the show, Dr. Dodson joins Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright to discuss Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and provide new language to frame a state those living with ADHD know all too well.
About Dr. William Dodson
Dr. Bill Dodson is a award-winning board-certified psychiatrist and specialist in adult ADHD. While Dr. Dodson has been on the faculties of Georgetown University and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center he is primarily a clinical practitioner who tries to combine evidence-based practice techniques with practice-based evidence. In addition to being named a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and recipient of the national Maxwell J. Schleifer Award for Distinguished Service to Persons with Disabilities, Dr. Dodson is one of two experts from the US to the World Anti-Doping program for the development of guidelines for the use of ADHD stimulant medications in the world’s athletes.
Links & Notes
- (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
- (02:43) - Become a Member of The ADHD Community
- (04:46) - Introducing Dr. William Dodson
- (06:11) - What is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria?
- (11:17) - Defining Characteristics of RSD?
- (13:55) - Mental health trends
- (17:41) - RSD and Imposter Syndrome
- (20:33) - RSD and Gender
- (26:03) - Treatment paths for RSD
- (34:32) - RSD and ADHD Coaching
- (44:02) - Finding Dr. Dodson
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