Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome - What is it? How Does it Relate to ADHD?

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Main Chapters: 00:00 Intro - Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome 00:15 Take home message 02:00 What is Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (CDS)? 05:48 Comparing Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome and ADHD 17:07 Potential Causes of CDS 17:45 Treatments for CDS 19:58 Conclusion Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (CDS), formerly called Sluggish Cognitive Tempo, is a collection of symptoms of cognitive and social disengagement, along with slow thoughts and behaviors. Many individuals with CDS also have ADHD, but CDS can occur in the absence of any ADHD symptoms. There is extensive similarity between some symptoms of inattentive ADHD and CDS. In general, though, CDS is thought to represent unusual processing in the Dorsal Attentional Network, the "top down" system that selects items for attention and maintains attention. In contrast, ADHD is considered to represent aberrant executive function circuitry, largely in the prefrontal cortex, which renders individuals more susceptible to distraction, and to challenges organizing and planning actions. ----- My Article on Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome: https://medium.com/wise-well/do-we-need-a-new-psychiatric-diagnosis-for-sluggishness-e45e38819fb8?sk=4692d4dd368f2b67793e7748cc5de922 Follow https://dockruse.medium.com on Medium for hundreds of full length articles on this subject and more! Access to other full articles require paid membership. ---- Full Chapter list: 00:00 Intro - Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome 00:15 Take home message 02:00 What is Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (CDS)? 02:38 The 3 Symptom Clusters of CDS 05:00 CDS Symptoms Factor Analysis 05:48 Comparing Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome and ADHD 07:33 CDS as a Separate Condition 10:17 Comparing Focus 11:00 Dorsal Attentional Network (DAN) 12:13 Ventral Attentional Network 13:05 Comparing External and Internal Distractions 14:48 Comparing Shyness / Social Withdrawal / Loneliness / Anxiety 16:09 Comparing Evolution with Age 17:07 Potential Causes of CDS 17:45 Treatments for CDS 19:58 Conclusion 21:28 Clinical Experience 23:36 Social Disengagement 24:35 Outro ------------------------- Psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and author John Kruse, MD, PhD presents practical, actionable, well-researched information about treatment options that scientists and clinicians recommend for adult ADHD and other mental health conditions. Subscribe if you're curious about how neuroatypical brains can optimize their functioning in our shared, and somewhat strange, world. ADHD topics have a pink background, and those on more general mental health topics have a purple background. A small collection of Politics related videos have an orange background. Dr. Kruse has posted videos in the "Videos", "Live", and "Shorts", sections of this channel. You're welcome to email him with topics you want discussed or people you think he should interview. [email protected] #health #mentalhealth #adhd #cognitivedisengagementsyndrome