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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    More adults with ADHD sets off scramble in psychiatry

    Higher demand for adult ADHD treatment has fueled a broader shortage of meds. Psychiatrists are still figuring out how to assess and treat the disorder for adults.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 18, 2023 • 1 min read

    Higher demand for adult ADHD treatment has fueled a broader shortage of meds. Psychiatrists are still figuring out how to assess and treat the disorder for adults.

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Looming Hollywood writers’ strike, Rafael Casal on ‘Blindspotting’
    1. 0:00What can film and TV viewers expect if WGA goes on strike?
    2. 13:48More adults with ADHD sets off scramble in psychiatryYou’re reading this
    3. 21:02How far-right conspiracy theorists amplified anti-vax sentiment
    4. 33:19‘Blindspotting’ star on incarceration, gentrification in Oakland
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