CC17 Keynote 05 - Impact of ADHD on Relationships - Dan Amen, MD
Total Credits: 7
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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) | Relationships | Couples Therapy
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2017
- Faculty:
- Daniel Amen, MD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 58:35
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 01, 2017
- License:
- Never Expires.
Tags: ADHD Relationships Couples Therapy
Description
Description: This keynote explores how untreated ADHD shapes relationships, intimacy, and family dynamics. Participants learn how impulsivity, distractibility, and emotional reactivity can fuel conflict and disconnection, and how brain-based assessment and treatment can restore empathy and stability. The session offers practical strategies for managing attention issues, improving communication, and fostering healthier, more connected partnerships.
Syllabus Description: One of the missing links in couples strife is undiagnosed ADHD. In this presentation, Dr. Amen will discuss how ADHD can impact relationships in both positive and negative ways. In addition, he will discuss ways to work with couples where one or both members have ADHD, including a brief overview of the 7 types of ADHD he has discovered in his clinical and brain imaging work.
Educational Objectives:
- List 5 ways ADHD can impact relationships.
- List the 5 hallmark symptoms of ADHD.
- Be able to list 7 different types of ADHD described by Dr. Amen.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
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Faculty
Daniel Amen, MD Related Seminars and Products
Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician, double board certified psychiatrist and ten-time New York Times bestselling author. He is the Founder and CEO of Amen Clinics in Costa Mesa and San Francisco, California, Bellevue, Washington, Reston, Virginia, Atlanta, Georgia and New York City. Amen Clinics have the world’s largest database of functional brain scans relating to behavior, totaling nearly 100,000 scans on patients from 111 countries. Dr. Amen is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest award they give members, and is the lead researcher on the world’s largest brain imaging and rehabilitation study on professional football players. His research has not only demonstrated high levels of brain damage in players, he also showed the possibility of significant recovery for many with the principles that underlie his work.