What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

Mental Health Help in Atlanta, GA

Dr. Beatrice Odero, DNP, PMHNP-BC sees patients 12-65 at AMMANY Behavioral practice in Atlanta, GA, and treats ADHD. Our doctor is devoted and committed to quality mental health for her patients. She sees a variety of patients with mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, and PTSD. Our doctor is here today to discuss hyperactivity disorder.

What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

This diagnosis is a known neurodevelopmental condition that controls your focus, impulse, and activity. 

Causes Unknown/Triggers

• Genetics
• Environmental/lead exposure as a child
• Possible problems with the central nervous system

If you have this disorder, you have specific characteristics that can be overwhelming most days, such as, 

• Inability to sit still for long periods
• Can't organize anything
• Can't remain on task 
• Easy to forget things
• Become disruptive in social situations
• School studies a challenge/lack of concentration
• Become restless and fidget quickly
• Little to no regard for time
• Act without thinking
• Can't take responsibility for actions
• Loss of personal items and paying little to no attention to what you are doing
• Act on impulse and without warning/interrupting conversations
• Easily distracted by your thoughts, sounds, and movements
• Meeting deadlines impossible 

An understanding, experienced, skilled, and licensed doctor must diagnose hyperactivity and set a treatment plan. Your counselor for this mental health disorder must click with you and you with them. You must be willing to seek counseling and cooperate with treatment to decrease signs and symptoms. 

Our doctor provides insights into this diagnosis and how you fight this disorder and creates an individualized plan of care to manage and treat your illness. Our doctor supports you and can help you through life with hyperactivity deficit disorder.

The essence of counseling for this disorder and medication is that you can overcome the challenges of this neurological diagnosis. Having hyperactivity is not all bad because, deep inside, you have positive characteristics that yearn to surface, such as, 

• You may find that you have a unique creative side.
• You have an enthusiasm and energy surpassing anyone else.
• Your thinking processes may not be on board with others without this disorder. However, yours is unique and of value. 

Complications From Hyperactivity Without Treatment

• Poor school and work performance
• Unemployment
• Criminal activity
• Drug/alcohol abuse
• Frequent accidents
• Unstable relationships
• Poor physical and mental health
• Poor self-image
• Suicidal

When you have hyperactivity as a child, it will not go away when you are an adult. With the correct counseling, medication, and understanding, you can manage this diagnosis forever. Call Dr. Beatrice Odero, DNP, PMHNP-BC at AMMANY Behavioral in Atlanta, GA, today for help with ADHD, and schedule your appointment at (470) 260-4493. Avoid possible future complications.