Dr. John Kruse

many of these things can have a more serious repercussions inside. So a kid who has ADHD, their life expectancy is about 10 years shorter than their non-ADHD peers. That is the same extent of cutting off life as having diabetes or having major depression. Is that because of accidents, addiction, injury? Almost all of it is two factors, and they're almost equally.

many of these things can have a more serious repercussions inside. So a kid who has ADHD, their life expectancy is about 10 years shorter than their non-ADHD peers. That is the same extent of cutting off life as having diabetes or having major depression. Is that because of accidents, addiction, injury? Almost all of it is two factors, and they're almost equally.

many of these things can have a more serious repercussions inside. So a kid who has ADHD, their life expectancy is about 10 years shorter than their non-ADHD peers. That is the same extent of cutting off life as having diabetes or having major depression. Is that because of accidents, addiction, injury? Almost all of it is two factors, and they're almost equally.

One is accidents, so motor vehicle accidents, you know, if you're Driving distracted, you're more likely to be involved in accidents, but it's also, you know, the kid who's probably being more daring with the tractor on the farm or daring the bull. I mean, all sorts of accidents, not just motor vehicle accidents. And the other is suicide.

One is accidents, so motor vehicle accidents, you know, if you're Driving distracted, you're more likely to be involved in accidents, but it's also, you know, the kid who's probably being more daring with the tractor on the farm or daring the bull. I mean, all sorts of accidents, not just motor vehicle accidents. And the other is suicide.

One is accidents, so motor vehicle accidents, you know, if you're Driving distracted, you're more likely to be involved in accidents, but it's also, you know, the kid who's probably being more daring with the tractor on the farm or daring the bull. I mean, all sorts of accidents, not just motor vehicle accidents. And the other is suicide.

And some of the suicide is because there is an overlap with depression and anxiety and other factors. But I'm convinced, and not many people are looking at this angle, some are, with suicide we focus so much on the despair, the misery that someone hates their life. But there's lots and lots of depressed people who don't kill themselves. The other really important element to suicide is impulsivity.

And some of the suicide is because there is an overlap with depression and anxiety and other factors. But I'm convinced, and not many people are looking at this angle, some are, with suicide we focus so much on the despair, the misery that someone hates their life. But there's lots and lots of depressed people who don't kill themselves. The other really important element to suicide is impulsivity.

And some of the suicide is because there is an overlap with depression and anxiety and other factors. But I'm convinced, and not many people are looking at this angle, some are, with suicide we focus so much on the despair, the misery that someone hates their life. But there's lots and lots of depressed people who don't kill themselves. The other really important element to suicide is impulsivity.

is lots of people feel really bad, but we know having guns in households increases the likelihood someone's going to shoot them. Accessibility to tools that you can quickly use to kill yourself, which shows if you slow down the thinking process, if you give people more time, if they are less impulsive, they are less likely to kill them. They still might be miserable.

is lots of people feel really bad, but we know having guns in households increases the likelihood someone's going to shoot them. Accessibility to tools that you can quickly use to kill yourself, which shows if you slow down the thinking process, if you give people more time, if they are less impulsive, they are less likely to kill them. They still might be miserable.

is lots of people feel really bad, but we know having guns in households increases the likelihood someone's going to shoot them. Accessibility to tools that you can quickly use to kill yourself, which shows if you slow down the thinking process, if you give people more time, if they are less impulsive, they are less likely to kill them. They still might be miserable.

And that's my explanation for why, even though during COVID lockdowns, we did see increases in depression, we did see increases in PTSD, we did see increases in domestic abuse and battering. And we saw actually a decrease in suicide during that time. How does that make any sense?

And that's my explanation for why, even though during COVID lockdowns, we did see increases in depression, we did see increases in PTSD, we did see increases in domestic abuse and battering. And we saw actually a decrease in suicide during that time. How does that make any sense?

And that's my explanation for why, even though during COVID lockdowns, we did see increases in depression, we did see increases in PTSD, we did see increases in domestic abuse and battering. And we saw actually a decrease in suicide during that time. How does that make any sense?

And it wasn't huge, but since suicide's been going up every year prior to that, it's pretty clear and blatant in the data and remarkable. And my claim is so many more people were at home, you know, your kid's not around to play with the gun or find the gun or, you know, you know what's going on or poison or hanging themselves from the door or whatever else they might do.

And it wasn't huge, but since suicide's been going up every year prior to that, it's pretty clear and blatant in the data and remarkable. And my claim is so many more people were at home, you know, your kid's not around to play with the gun or find the gun or, you know, you know what's going on or poison or hanging themselves from the door or whatever else they might do.

And it wasn't huge, but since suicide's been going up every year prior to that, it's pretty clear and blatant in the data and remarkable. And my claim is so many more people were at home, you know, your kid's not around to play with the gun or find the gun or, you know, you know what's going on or poison or hanging themselves from the door or whatever else they might do.

There's also the middle ground. So I sort of mentioned that the caricature is sort of the silliness and the trivial of being late for your friends at the restaurant or forgetting your car keys. And the extreme is death. But in between, we know ADHD measurably derails education, disrupts social relationships, impacts your likelihood of your earning potential.

There's also the middle ground. So I sort of mentioned that the caricature is sort of the silliness and the trivial of being late for your friends at the restaurant or forgetting your car keys. And the extreme is death. But in between, we know ADHD measurably derails education, disrupts social relationships, impacts your likelihood of your earning potential.