Episode description

In this episode of Welcome to Group Therapy we discuss executive dysfunction.

In our discussion we cover:

    •    What executive functions are and define many of them

    •    What executive dysfunction is

    •    How executive dysfunction may present 

    •    Mental health conditions associated with executive dysfunction

    •    Ways to address executive dysfunction in and outside of therapy 

Google Scholar Shorts Article: Relationship Between Executive dysfunction and Suicidal Attempt in Adults Diagnosed with Depression: A Systematic Review

https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/viewFile/3797/pdf (https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/viewFile/3797/pdf)

Additional Resources:

Emotion dysregulation in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis: https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-020-2442-7

 (https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-020-2442-7)The neurodevelopmental nature of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/neurodevelopmental-nature-of-attentiondeficit-hyperactivity-disorder-in-adults/782403DAF07FAAED7BDA6A4FC3B4F0C0

 (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/neurodevelopmental-nature-of-attentiondeficit-hyperactivity-disorder-in-adults/782403DAF07FAAED7BDA6A4FC3B4F0C0)Executive Function in ADHD and ASD: A Scoping Review: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40489-024-00444-3 (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40489-024-00444-3)

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