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Comorbid: Depression and ADD —- ADD Tip o the day 258

Posted on May 9, 2012 by doug with ADHD

We with ADD and ADHD have a 2.7 times higher rate of depression than the general public where the rate is about 10%. Reasons: 1. Childhood abuse, shame, failures  make us vulnerable to depression.  2. our continued failures and poor … Continue reading →

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Comorbid —- ADD Tip o the day 257

Posted on May 6, 2012 by doug with ADHD

Comorbid refers to conditions that go along with the primary problem, in our case  ADD or ADHD.  This is not a list of our problems, but of diagnoses that often accompany them: 1. Depression – our problems set us up … Continue reading →

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