Untangling Treatment for Trauma and ADHD
Small studies suggest that an individual with trauma may be predisposed to ADHD, just as anyone with a history of trauma is predisposed to depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).The task of a good diagnostician is to identify a patient’s current diagnoses and treat them, focusing particularly on the most pressing and problematic symptoms.
If all of those appear to be symptoms of PTSD, we treat that with a different kind of therapy called trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT).
If we find that ADHD symptoms linger even after the trauma is addressed, then we add in ADHD treatment as well. The general rule is to treat the most pressing problem first, then determine whether there are other problems, such as ADHD, that also require treatment.These blood tests look at the enzymes in the liver and some of the blood cells to learn how antidepressants, in particular, metabolize in an individual.
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