"Diagnostic Challenges in ADHD: Distinguishing Neurodevelopmental Disorder from Other Causes of...
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences
Chairman's Grand Rounds
Date: April 29, 2026
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Margherio Family Conference Center, 1st Floor
Speaker: George H. Baker IV, MD - Resident, General Psychiatry Residency Program, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Discussant: Arash Javanbakht, MD
TOPIC: "Diagnos tic Challenges in ADHD: Distinguishing Neurodevelopmental Disorder from Other Causes of Attentional Dysfunction"
Objectives:
1. Identify clinical features that differentiate ADHD from psychiatric, developmental, and environmental contributors to attentional dysfunction.
2. Analyzing how developmental history and modern attentional environments, including digital media exposure, complicate ADHD diagnosis.
3. Apply structured clinical strategies to improve diagnostic accuracy when evaluating patients presenting with attention and executive functioning complaints.