Join our newsletter We’re so excited to share a unique opportunity for adult women with ADHD to contribute to novel research and have their experience heard by scientists and health professionals! There is currently a lack of research focusing on adult women with ADHD – especially from the perspective of the women themselves. We will shortly be sending out a survey across Europe to collect…
Prof. Dr. Sandra Kooij and Dr. Dora Wynchank shone a light on women with ADHD – talking about research insights on health of women with ADHD, incyding. hormones and cardiac health (The upcoming Women’s Health Survey) Chantel Fouche, ADHD-Europe lead for the ADHD Women Project, will brief the audience about the project activities and how women are empowering and supporting each other globally. This public…
Join our newsletter Articles ~ Must reads! Decades of failing to recognize ADHD in girls has created a “lost generation” of women…Girls are closing one gender gap we don’t want: diagnoses of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Between 2003 and 2011, parents reported an increase of ADHD diagnoses of 55% for girls, compared to 40% for boys, according to a 2015 study in the Journal…
Join our newsletter Our in-house experts say… Executive Function” – what does that mean? The term Executive Function is used to refer to brain circuits that prioritize, integrate, and regulate other cognitive functions. Self regulating one’s thoughts, emotions, attention and actions into In a nutshell, ADHD is about not being able to organize and self-regulate one’s thoughts, emotions, attention and actions into something productive and…
Prof. J.J. Sandra Kooij (from PsyQ) talks with ‘Adulting with ADHD’ about ADHD & Hormone Research www.psyQ.nl Credit to https://adultingwithadhd.com by popular demand! is Dr. Sandra Kooij, a Dutch psychiatrist researching the relationship between hormones and ADHD. Dr. Kooij’s October webinar with ADHD Europe on the topic in October 2021 did not disappoint, and we talk about her life’s work From what she calls “danger…
Prof. Sandra Kooij explains Why is sleeping well such a challenge for people with ADHD, and what can we do about it? What is the late sleep phase in ADHD? Is ADHD actually a problem of the biological clock? Melatonin and other medications – do or don’t? What is light therapy and is it useful? Join our newsletter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i0O0yqvN4Y Help raise awareness with us Please…
Join our newsletter Authors –Farangis Dorani 1, Denise Bijlenga 2, Aartjan T F Beekman 3, Eus J W van Someren 4, J J Sandra Kooij 5 Affiliations – 1PsyQ Program and Expertise Center Adult ADHD, The Hague, the Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected]. 2PsyQ Program and Expertise Center Adult ADHD, The Hague, the Netherlands; SEIN, Sleep-Wake Center, Heemstede, The Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected]. 3Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Dept. of Psychiatry, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 4Amsterdam…
ADHD, Addiction, and Substance Abuse ~ Prof. Anthony Ramos~Quiroga (Head of Pscyhiatry, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital based in Spain) explains why ADHD often co-occurs with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) in both adults and adolescents/ How this can complicate proper screening, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as resulting in poor treatment outcomes and discusses the genetic link between both conditions, the psychological aspects, diagnosis of both, and the options for treatment.…
To kick start the ADHD Women Project during October 2021 Awareness Month, Prof. J.J. Sandra Kooij gave a presentation on Women, ADHD and Hormones. We have included further reading below the Youtube video. Enjoy! Join our newsletter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPerPxb-RNs Hormonal mood changes in women with ADHD The diagnosis of ADHD is often only made in women during menopause. In women with ADHD, mood swings occur 2 to…
