ADD/ADHD and qEEG
The Reality of Diagnosing ADD/ADHD in Primary Care
"If you're lucky, third-party payers allow you 15 minutes with a patient, and you can't do a decent AD/HD work-up in that time."
--Linda Nathanson-Lippitt, an Atlanta pediatrician and expert in neurological disorders.
Some Reasons the Diagnosis of ADHD/ADD can be Problematic:
- Insufficient Resources to adhere to clinical guidelines for assessment
- Skeptical about the reality of ADHD and ADD
- Parents disagree about child's behaviors
- Parents and teachers disagree
- SUBJECTIVE evaluation process
- Parents reluctant to accept subjective determination of a disorder
Current Standard of Care for ADHD/ADD:
ONE VISIT for 15-60 minutes (dependent on if primary care or psychiatry)
After this brief office visit, the decision is made whether or not the child has ADHD/ADD and whether or not to prescribe medications.
How Accurate is Your Evaluation?
Ask your doctor what they are using to diagnose your child or yourself with ADHD and how accurate their measurement is.
Standard of Care at Wise Psychiatry:
- Initial Visit: 30 - 60 minute assessment
- decide if Quantitative EEG (qEEG) is indicated
- evaluate for other mental disorders
- Second Visit: 60 minutes - qEEG and Rating Scales
- Third Visit: 60 minutes - discuss qEEG findings and develop a treatment plan that is personalized to your specific needs. This includes discussion of what psychotherapies and medications are best proven to be helpful for you.
Call Dr. Wise to schedule an initial visit -
719.487.7943
Video Clips Explaining qEEG Technology:
BOSTON (.wmv - 5.08MB)
LSU (.wmv - 9.05MB)
CHICAGO (.wmv - 5.62MB)
Points Distinguishing Dr. Wise's use of qEEG from others:
- Dr. Wise collaborates with many of the experts in this area: Dr. John Drozd (as you heard from in the Boston clip - visit our clinic in Colorado Springs - www.csnac.com ) as well as Dr. Burt Quintana (as you heard from in the LSU clip).
- Dr. Wise only uses the same state-of-the-art Lexicor technology that is featured in all of these clips.
- Dr. Wise uses the most advanced and scientifically-proven database for the qEEG analyses. This database has the highest degree of scientific rigor and is measured against individuals like yourself to avoid any potential biases.
- Dr. Wise only uses this technology in a fashion that is consistent with the state of the art scientific basis. He does NOT extend to anyone false promises regarding what the technology can reliably provide, and he is ready to discuss with you the research studies that have utilized qEEG technology.
- Dr. Wise will use the qEEG analysis as one part of a comprehensive treatment plan that Dr. Wise and his associates are able to provide for you.
- Dr. Wise and his associates at Wise Psychiatry will see you from initial assessment through successful treatment!
What the Experts are Saying about qEEG:
"Quantitative EEG will help experts more clearly document the neurology and behavioral nature of AD/HD, paving the way for better understanding and treatment."
American Academy of Pediatrics, ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide (2004), p. 324.
"We believe these [research] findings justify the clinical use of qEEG in the initial screening and treatment evaluation stages of children with ADD, ADHD, and LD."
Chabot, R. J., di Michele, F., & Prichep, L. (2005). The role of quantitative electroencephalography in child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 14, 21-53.
"At this time, [Quantitative EEG] is the only procedure that comes out of the laboratory setting and is practical enough for use in the clinician's office. By providing an objective measure, it aids the clinician in dealing with several problem areas often encountered in the diagnostic process. QEEG solves problems in identification including: differences in parent vs teacher reports on rating scales; documentation of the inattentive type of the disorder which characteristically has been more difficult to diagnose; and the identification of females which DSM criteria and symptom checklists have characteristically overlooked."
Reference: Dr. Patricia Quinn, Director, National Center for Gender Issues and ADHD.
EEG correlates of methylphenidate response among children with ADHD: a preliminary report.
Conclusions:
"These preliminary findings indicate that there are different electrophysiologic correlates to methylphenidate among ADHD children who are medication responders and nonresponders."
Loo SK, Teale PD, Reite ML.
Biological Psychiatry (1999) Jun 15;45(12):1657-60.