PsychEd: Educational Psychiatry Podcast

PsychEd Episode 66: ADHD in Youth with Dr. Daniel Gorman

PsychEd: Educational Psychiatry Podcast

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Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers ADHD in youth with Dr. Daniel Gorman, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a Staff Psychiatrist at The Hospital for Sick Children. Dr Gorman’s clinical and academic interests include ADHD, Tourette syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, child psychopharmacology, psychiatric education, and narrative medicine. He is highly involved in resident teaching and clinical supervision, and from 2014 to 2022 he was the Program Director for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry subspecialty program at the University of Toronto. Dr. Gorman has given over 85 invited presentations and authored or co-authored over 35 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, mainly related to childhood neuropsychiatric disorders and their pharmacological management. He also contributed to several Canadian guidelines, including guidelines on cardiac risk assessment before the use of stimulants, management of tic disorders, pharmacotherapy for childhood disruptive and aggressive behaviour, and pharmacogenetic testing for children treated with psychiatric medications. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, the listener will be able to… Review diagnostic criteria for ADHD Describe important considerations in making the diagnosis of ADHD Describe psychosocial aspects of management of ADHD Outline the pharmacological management of ADHD Guest: Dr. Daniel Gorman Hosts: Dr. Kate Braithwaite, Dr. Shaoyuan Wang (PGY-4), Matthew Cho (MS-4) Audio editing by: Dr. Angad Singh (PGY-1) Resources: CADDRA - Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance: Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines, 4.1 Edition, Toronto ON; CADDRA, 2020. References: American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596 Biederman, J., DiSalvo, M., Fried, R., Woodworth, K. Y., Biederman, I., & Faraone, S. V. (2019). Quantifying the protective effects of stimulants on functional outcomes in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A focus on number needed to treat statistic and sex effects. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(6), 784–789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.06.016 Peterson, B. S., Trampush, J., Brown, M., Maglione, M., Bolshakova, M., Rozelle, M., Miles, J., Pakdaman, S., Yagyu, S., Motala, A., & Hempel, S. (2024). Tools for the diagnosis of ADHD in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Pediatrics, 153(4), e2024065854. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-065854 Fedder, D., Patel, H., & Saadabadi, A. (2018). Atomoxetine. StatPearls. Retrieved January 31, 2025, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493234/ Canadian Pediatric Society. (2022). Mental health: Screening tools and rating scales. Canadian Pediatric Society. Retrieved January 31, 2025, from https://cps.ca/mental-health-screening-tools For more PsychEd, follow us on Instagram (@psyched.podcast), X (@psychedpodcast), and Facebook (PsychEd Podcast). You can provide feedback by email at [email protected]. For more information, visit our website at psychedpodcast.org.

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