The Abnormal Psychologist

This episode explores ADHD, or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and its subtypes or presentations and treatment.  It also explores whether psychostimulant medications stunt growth and whether eating too much sugar causes ADHD. 

This episode discusses dyslexia in-depth. What is involved in assessing dyslexia? What is the neuroanatomy of dyslexia?  Does dyslexia look different in English than in other languages?  And do people with dyslexia really reverse letters?  These questions and more are explored in this episode. 

This episode covers Specific Learning Disorders/Disabilities, how they used to be diagnosed (the discrepancy model) and how they are diagnosed now (using RTI).  The next episode will cover dyslexia specifically. 

This episode explores developmental disorders and disabilities, and dives more specifically into the diagnosis of Intellectual Disability.  

This episode explores dissociative disorders, including the highly controversial and popularized Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. 

This episode explores somatization, including conversion disorder, hypochondriasis, and Munchausen Syndrome. 

This episode discusses psychedelics, their history, and their effectiveness in treating depression. 

This episode discusses Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its treatment

This episode explores bipolar disorders and their treatments, as well as the definitions of manic episodes and hypomanic episodes. 

In this episode, we discuss treatment for depression-- including psychopharmaceutical treatment and talk therapies.