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What's Health Got to Do with It?

ADHD in adults; veterans' mental health

Katherine Du/NPR
Katherine Du
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NPR
Katherine Du/NPR

On this week’s program, Dr. Joe Sirven examines the symptoms of and treatments for ADHD, a neurodevelopmental disorder that most often occurs in children but can also be diagnosed in adulthood. Adults with ADHD may find it difficult to focus, prioritize and exhibit self-control.

Dr. Lenard Adler, director of the Adult ADHD Program at NYU Langone Health and professor at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, explains how ADHD presents differently in adults and children.

Then, we explore recent data on veterans’ mental health. With more than 1.5 million veterans in Florida, The Fire Watch Project supports veterans in crisis.

Guest: Nick Howland, executive director of The Fire Watch Project in Northeast Florida

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Daria is a post-baccalaureate communication student at the University of North Florida. She is an international sportscaster with experience covering the Olympics and World Championships in Europe, Russia, North America and South Korea. Daria is the first female hockey play-by-play commentator in Russian. She has called men's, women's and youth hockey games for the KHL, WHL, NHL and IIHF. Due to ongoing global tensions, she wants to focus on foreign affairs and learn how to affect local and global communities.<br/><br/><br/><br/>