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Living on the edge: ADHD, personality disorder and addiction - Online Seminar
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Dora Wynchank is a psychiatrist living and working in The Hague. Originally from South Africa, she worked there as a consultant psychiatrist, conducting pharmacological research, lecturing widely and serving on national patient organisations and the Society of Psychiatrists.
In August 2014, she moved to the Netherlands to complete a PhD on adult ADHD and biological rhythms. Since then she has been based in Europe, researching and lecturing. She is also the editor of the DIVA Foundation (DIVA is a diagnostic interview for ADHD). DIVA aims to bring an accurate and valid diagnosis of ADHD to all clinicians, worldwide. It is currently available in 21 languages.
The following questions will be addressed during this presentation:
• Do particular personality profiles exist in adolescents and adults with ADHD?
• How does emotional dysregulation fit into current constructs of ADHD and personality disorder?
• How do differences in emotion, cognition and be haviour help us understand and treat patients with ADHD?
• What are the steps in managing comorbid substanceabuse and ADHD
• How does screen addiction impact on the course ofADHD?