ADHD & Puberty: How Hormones Affect Mental Health in Adolescents (Q&A w/ Paul Mitrani, M.D., Ph.D.)

ADDitude Magazine June 9, 2025
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In this Q&A from the webinar "ADHD and Puberty: How Hormones Affect Mental Health in Adolescents", Paul Mitrani, M.D., Ph.D., provides strategies to support adolescents. This ADHD Experts webinar was originally broadcast on May 15, 2025. Download the slides associated with this webinar here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/puberty-and-mental-health-adhd-teens/ Related Resources: 1. Free Download: Evaluate Your Teen’s Emotional Control https://www.additudemag.com/download/emotional-control-teens/ 2. Read: Understanding the Role of Anxiety in Children with ADHD https://www.additudemag.com/anxiety-children-adhd-anger-opposition-shame/ 3. Read: Have a Teen with ADHD? Encourage Communication & Avoid the Drama https://www.additudemag.com/parenting-teen-adhd-discipline-communication/ 4. Read: Learn to Scaffold: Build Your Teen’s Executive Functions All Year Long https://www.additudemag.com/instructional-scaffolding-executive-functions/ Subscribe to the ADDitude YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_3d1NVczqxa-cQzFt2iVSw Visit the ADDitude web site: https://www.additudemag.com Follow ADDitude on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/additudemag/ Follow ADDitude on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/additudemag/ Follow ADDitude on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/additudemag/

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