Attention Deficit Disorder

As a Psychiatric Physician Assistant associated with Terrance Otto, M.D. in Tavares, I have seen a wide variety of presentations of this misunderstood disorder.  It was once thought that only males suffered with this and that they outgrew it.  However, it is now known that, although more males are diagnosed because they tend to be more physically uncontrollable than females, almost as many females actually are affected and although many learn to adjust or cope with the condition, untreated, there continues to be an increased risk of depression, heart disease, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, and gastrointestinal complaints throughout people's lives.  I have personally treated patients as old as 85, of both sexes.  Individuals who lack focus due to a chemical imbalance in their brain [a relative scarcity of some types of dopamine] these individuals are exposed to much negativity and discipline attempts during their developing years. This plants negative subconscious messages before they "know any better" and these messages continue to negatively affect their self-esteem and self-image.  Hypnosis can both provide useful relaxation techniques and improve some indicators of focus.  The tapes are designed to provide ego-strengthening suggestions to help eliminate negative thinking and replace them with more positive, healing, and nurturing messages.