Dr. George Papanicolaou

So welcome, George. Mark, it's always a pleasure. Thanks for having me. I am so excited to talk about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with you today.

So welcome, George. Mark, it's always a pleasure. Thanks for having me. I am so excited to talk about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with you today.

So welcome, George. Mark, it's always a pleasure. Thanks for having me. I am so excited to talk about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with you today.

I see every week, probably at least if I see 16 patients a week, two to three of them have ADHD, either as a primary diagnosis, the coming CD4, or it's something they've struggled with, haven't recognized it, or they have recognized it and never done anything about it.

I see every week, probably at least if I see 16 patients a week, two to three of them have ADHD, either as a primary diagnosis, the coming CD4, or it's something they've struggled with, haven't recognized it, or they have recognized it and never done anything about it.

I see every week, probably at least if I see 16 patients a week, two to three of them have ADHD, either as a primary diagnosis, the coming CD4, or it's something they've struggled with, haven't recognized it, or they have recognized it and never done anything about it.

If they've never recognized it, sometimes they're hearing about it for the first time in the office as I go through their case, identify it for them. Why are we having so many cases? Why is it occurring so much more? I do think in this case, there's just a lot more awareness. I do think that there's been...

If they've never recognized it, sometimes they're hearing about it for the first time in the office as I go through their case, identify it for them. Why are we having so many cases? Why is it occurring so much more? I do think in this case, there's just a lot more awareness. I do think that there's been...

If they've never recognized it, sometimes they're hearing about it for the first time in the office as I go through their case, identify it for them. Why are we having so many cases? Why is it occurring so much more? I do think in this case, there's just a lot more awareness. I do think that there's been...

increased screening, and I do think the new definitions of what ADHD are have broadened the diagnosis. So in this case, I do think that does play a role.

increased screening, and I do think the new definitions of what ADHD are have broadened the diagnosis. So in this case, I do think that does play a role.

increased screening, and I do think the new definitions of what ADHD are have broadened the diagnosis. So in this case, I do think that does play a role.

Yeah, we've talked about this before. We both agree that the diagnostic criteria don't account for 400%. But what's going on in our world today, there are some fundamental things about the brain that I think we all maybe need to be reminded of or maybe understand the brain in a different way.

Yeah, we've talked about this before. We both agree that the diagnostic criteria don't account for 400%. But what's going on in our world today, there are some fundamental things about the brain that I think we all maybe need to be reminded of or maybe understand the brain in a different way.

Yeah, we've talked about this before. We both agree that the diagnostic criteria don't account for 400%. But what's going on in our world today, there are some fundamental things about the brain that I think we all maybe need to be reminded of or maybe understand the brain in a different way.

And going back to the idea that there's this hunter-farmer theory, that our brains are really designed to pay attention to a lot of things, which just as a quick aside, I think that the designation attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the wrong nomenclature. People with ADHD, like me, just pay attention to way too many things.

And going back to the idea that there's this hunter-farmer theory, that our brains are really designed to pay attention to a lot of things, which just as a quick aside, I think that the designation attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the wrong nomenclature. People with ADHD, like me, just pay attention to way too many things.

And going back to the idea that there's this hunter-farmer theory, that our brains are really designed to pay attention to a lot of things, which just as a quick aside, I think that the designation attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the wrong nomenclature. People with ADHD, like me, just pay attention to way too many things.

And it really comes down to being able to organize the information and being able to recall it and assimilate it very quickly. In some ways, we can do that really well. But the brain was really designed to be able to be fast screening, high energy, novelty seeking, creative. That's what you needed to do when you were hunting and gathering. You had to pay attention to everything.

And it really comes down to being able to organize the information and being able to recall it and assimilate it very quickly. In some ways, we can do that really well. But the brain was really designed to be able to be fast screening, high energy, novelty seeking, creative. That's what you needed to do when you were hunting and gathering. You had to pay attention to everything.