My question is regarding the treatment of ADHD. I'm a psychologist in聽private practice on the West Island, specializing in assessments for ADHD and聽learning disabilities, etc. I usually talk about the most effective聽treatment being a combination of medication and behavioral interventions,聽etc. However, I'm wondering what you've found in your research regarding the聽use of Omega 3 for the treatment of ADHD. Everything I've read about dietary聽changes (and many other types of treatments) has indicated that they don't聽help. However, there seem to be promising results with the use of Omega 3.聽What do you think? And if it is effective, at what dosages? Thanks very聽much!聽
ADHD is a complex condition with no simple solution. Fish oil supplements as well as omega-3 fatty acid pills are aggressively marketed as a solution but the evidence is very thin. It is possible that dietary alterations may help, but there is no universal formula. The always聽聽and I've also provided two other discussions that might be of interest -聽聽and a document on聽. I think the bottom line is that the jury is still out on fish oil supplements as they relate to ADHD but much of the promotional material is, let us say, fishy.
