Re: Pshychoanalysis anyone?

[Anonymous]

Lol! Love your last comment. I can so relate to not knowing where I am going with a comment by the time I get halfway through!!

I have done many, many tests, and all of them suggest that I seek medical attention for an ADHD assessment (apart from one that said I was not hyperactive enough – go figure!!).

From a logical perspective, I understand that I don’t have to accept everything that I am told. But emotionally I feel really torn. The psychiatrist makes some very valid points about the psychoanalytic perspective, but so do people like Dr Barkley about the biological perspective. The literature supports both perspectives, and the research on the use of stimulants for treatment of ADHD is very muddied, when you consider how many studies are funded by pharmaceutical companies. I honestly don’t know where to go from here.

I have done some research on some of the names of psychiatrists that I was given a while ago, and am tempted to investigate one of them further. She is local (5 minute drive), and still subscribes to a psychoanalytical perspective, but I have her in mind for my son more than myself, as he is looking for a non-medication approach to manage his ADHD and resultant issues.

As for myself, I might see how the above doctor goes for my son, and possibly consider her for myself if she is good, as well as do some more ringing around to find out if I can get an appointment (that is not so far into the future as my current one) with an ADHD specialist (or as close as we can get to one here!).

So I guess I have sort of a plan. But I bet that next weeks appointment puts me into the agonies of indecision and makes me an emotional wreck once again! Ugh!

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