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Frequently Asked Questions about ADD/ADHD
The following are questions that Dr. Velkoff
has answered on various radio appearances.
| General ADD / ADHD Questions | |
| What is ADD / ADHD like? | Listen (178 KB mp3 ) |
| Does ADD exist? Is ADD real? | Listen (423 KB mp3 ) |
| What Is ADD/ADHD? | Listen (697 KB mp3 ) |
| What causes ADD/ADHD? | Listen (438 KB mp3 ) |
| What do children with ADD/ADHD feel like? | Listen (550 KB mp3 ) |
| Why are boys diagnosed more for ADD / ADHD then girls? | Listen (287 KB mp3 ) |
| Who is putting on the pressure to medicate children for ADD/ADHD? | Listen (268 KB mp3 ) |
| Is Alcohol used to self medicate for ADD/ADHD? | Listen (786 KB mp3 ) |
| Is Ritalin safe? | Listen (293 KB mp3) |
| Why are so many people medicated? Why are so many people using prescription medicine? | Listen (135 KB mp3 ) |
| What does Ritalin do & why is it prescribed more often than any other medical option? | Listen (364 KB mp3 ) |
| What are the effects of stimulant drugs? | Listen (436 KB mp3 ) |
| What are the long term effects of stimulant drugs? | Listen (230 KB mp3 ) |
| Drake Institute & Biofeedback / Neurofeedback | |
| Why does The Drake Institute use neurofeedback? | Listen (197 KB mp3) |
| What does The Drake Institute Treatment Sessions Do? | Listen (65 KB mp3) |
| When and where was biofeedback / neurofeedback developed? | Listen(423 KB mp3) |
| What happens during an EEG biofeedback treatment session at The Drake Institute? | Listen (551 KB mp3) |
| How soon will the results of EEG biofeedback be known to the patient? | Listen (203 KB mp3) |
| What does the EEG Biofeedback machine do? | Listen (648 KB mp3) |
| Is this self hypnosis? | Listen (81 KB mp3) |
| Is this treatment covered by Health Insurance? | Listen (148 KB mp3) |
| What payment options are available at The Drake Institute? | Listen (495 KB mp3) |
| Substance Abuse & Biofeedback | |
| Is alcohol used to self medicate? | Listen(126 KB mp3) |
| Is alcoholism genetic? | Listen (244
KB mp3) |
| What happens with substance abuse and how does that biofeedback treat it? | Listen (1.4 MB
mp3) |
| Treatment of Stress & Other Disorders | |
| What are the types of disorders & diseases treated by The Drake Institute? | Listen (135 KB mp3) |
| How does biofeedback treat tension or stress? | Listen (303 KB mp3) |
ADD/ADHD • Autism • Language Disorders • Stress Disorders
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