Like @yucandu@lemmy.world said, it would need to be an fMRI, which is primarily used in research as far as I know. And while it alone could not tell you definitively “this person has ADHD,” it could help rule out other conditions (like TBI, which can also present similar to ADHD). Ultimately, your doctor is right that a standard MRI cannot diagnose it.

I like to combine the checklist with interviews (like DIVA, Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults) and computerized continuous performance tests, like QBTest. Of course, there is also a lot of observation and sometimes even asking humorous questions, like “Do you have The Chair^TM at home?”

The Chair^TM

Great question! To my knowledge, they are just starting to look into it, but with PTSD specifically, not CPTSD. There is this case study (n=1) and this pilot study (n=32) that show promise. They are recruiting people for more testing.

Preliminary evidence shows that it does help - and it makes sense. If cognitive deficits from PTSD are a result of an impaired executive function, then stimulants would help with those particular symptoms, much like in ADHD.

Here’s the thing though - the US healthcare system still doesn’t even have CPTSD as a diagnosis, so there is not too much research happening on the topic here. Considering how ADHD (especially in women) is also very understudied, there are so many variables we just don’t know or understand.

If you are interested in novel treatments of PTSD, I also recommend looking into blue light therapy. There is some promising results showing a reduction in symptom severity within 6 weeks of daily 30-min blue light exposure in the morning. Here is a systematic review that looks at 4 studies.

I would be down with that as long as it’s a viable way to diagnose (I don’t know enough off the top of my head about it).

Basically anything other than self-report and the clinician’s opinion would be nice.

Especially in women, like by a lot.

In my professional experience, it can be hard to tell between ADHD symptoms and CPTSD symptoms. The checklist is not a great way to diagnose people. We usually do a lot more assessments, I also use a computerized test to measure reaction time and error commission.

I wish we (therapists) at least had the option to order an MRI or recommend a doctor orders one in difficult cases (I can do the latter but they will just laugh at me).

It’s only true in the U.S. if you live in a food desert or somewhere rural with a single walmart. Which admittedly is a problem here.

But if you live anywhere with healthier stores like Sprouts and Whole Foods, you will find plenty of juice.

Even my regular local regular supermarket carries various juices.

Yes.

That’s Ed Sheeran.

🤜🏻 🤛🏻

Hello, fellow Coloradan!

It’s actually…

I mean, nothing. If someone wanted to do that, they could.

And I am sure we will start seeing more and more AI being passed off as real pics as the technology improves. It’s sad.

STELTH

Omg, would he be making that adorable krkrkrkrkrkr sound? I had a cat growing up and she would do that while looking at birds.

Edit: Story time because I can’t resist. I had this cat when I was living in Russia in a tall rise on the 9th floor.

And one time, she was sitting at the window, making that krkrkrkr or ekekekek… thankfully I came close to see what she was doing.

She saw a pigeon on the windowsill outside and jumped after him. I grabbed her and pulled her back in.

She would have fallen if not for that. We never kept the window open again. But…

She caught a whole-ass pigeon and dragged it, while it was bleeding and flapping its wings, all the way to the bathroom.

There, she hid behind the toilet and made those VOOOOOOOOOO sounds at us until we were finally able to catch her and get the bird out (sadly didn’t survive).

My cat went straight up feral that day.

This is from Trifox Studios:

This might be the most precious picture I’ve ever taken.

I always pick Umbreon up and hold her for a bit when I check on them. Sometimes she’s done with it in 15 seconds and wants to go, sometimes it’s a minute.

Today, after about three minutes, I noticed her breathing slowed down quite a bit. I stopped petting her and she just didn’t move at all.

This sweet little girl fell asleep in my arms in just a couple minutes.

But it doesn’t scare away creampies, it invites them? Or am I missing something? It scares away sperm in the creampies, sure… but that’s just a part of a creampie, not all of it.

Jesus, I can’t believe I typed all of this out. Should I delete it? Probably. I’m not going to though.

I got it off a post by a caricaturist, so if it’s AI, it could be him generating it but I doubt it. He probably grabbed it from someone else. Here is the image I cropped:

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I have that lamp from IKEA. Really brings the room together.