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Intersections of ADHD and Eating Disorders in Perinatal Mental Health
Today’s episode focuses on the impacts of ADHD and eating disorders on perinatal mental health. We aim to explore this topic and educate listeners on how these conditions intersect and overlap during life’s transitional periods.
Intersections of ADHD and Eating Disorders in Perinatal Mental Health Show Highlights:
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that has wide-ranging impacts.
Understanding eating disorders in a general sense
Examples of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
The difference between disordered eating and an eating disorder
An increase in ADHD symptoms and eating disorders during the postpartum
Simply naming what’s happening makes it easier to seek help.
The benefit of the ADHD self-reporting assessment and the eating attitudes test
The neuroscience of ADHD, anxiety, and depression
Compassion is vital for avoiding self-judgment.
Laudan’s advice for family members is to use “the sandwich approach” and come from a place of curiosity, not judgment.
Laudan’s key takeaways from today’s conversation
About Laudan Gish
Laudan Kermani Gish is a licensed psychotherapist in California, Texas, and Connecticut who also offers coaching to clients worldwide. She specializes in women’s health, particularly eating disorders, ADHD, perinatal mental health, and life transitions; she welcomes clients of all genders. She blends trauma-informed and evidence-based modalities to help clients cultivate resilience, strengthen self-worth, and create lives that feel authentic and nourishing. Laudan provides services in both English and Farsi.
Resources:
Connect with Laudan Gish: www.LaudanGish.com
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale: https://novopsych.com/assessments/diagnosis/adult-adhd-self-report-scale-asrs/
Eating Attitudes Test: https://novopsych.com/assessments/diagnosis/eating-attitudes-test-26-eat-26/
Call the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA or visit cdph.ca.gov
Please find resources in English and Spanish at Postpartum Support International, or by phone/text at 1-800-944-4773. There are many free resources, like online support groups, peer mentors, a specialist provider directory, and perinatal mental health training for therapists, physicians, nurses, doulas, and anyone who wants to be more supportive in offering services.
You can also follow PSI on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and most other platforms
Visit www.postpartum.net/professionals/certificate-trainings/ for information on the grief course.
Visit my website, www.wellmindperinatal.com, for more information, resources, and courses you can take today!
If you are a California resident looking for a therapist in perinatal mental health, email me about openings for private pay clients!
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