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November 17, 2011

Handelman on Alternative Treatments for ADD

IMG_1393If you're wondering how much research has gone into alternative treatments for ADD/ADHD, check out this short video by psychiatrist Kenny Handelman (it's video number 3). In 12 minutes, he gives a nice overview of three treatments that have some basis in research: fish oil, dietary changes, and neurofeedback.

I thought video number 2 was interesting as well. Handelman goes over why doctors aren't always keen on alternative treatments, and he makes suggestions on how to evaluate alternatives. This video is 10 minutes long.

By the way, one of these days, I'll post about my own neurofeedback experience. I've had a post about that almost ready for, um, a few years ...

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