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1. **Psychoeducation**: This involves educating the patient and their family about ADHD and effective coping strategies.

2. **Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)**: This type of psychotherapy helps people change negative thought patterns into positive, healthier ways of thinking. It focuses on giving you tools to help you deal with stresses and challenges in life.

3. **Mindfulness**: This practice involves focusing one's awareness on the present moment while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations⁵.

4. **Cognitive Remediation**: This is a therapeutic approach to help improve learning and memory skills.

5. **Group Dialectical Behavioral Therapy**: This type of cognitive-behavioral therapy teaches behavioral skills to help handle stress, manage emotions, and improve relationships with others.

6. **Hypnotherapy**: This type of therapy uses hypnosis to treat various conditions, including ADHD⁵.

7. **Lifestyle Changes**: Regular exercise, a healthy diet, adequate sleep, and reduced stress can also help manage symptoms associated with ADHD¹.

8. **Vocational/Educational Accommodations**: Adjustments in the workplace or school environment can also be beneficial³.

Remember, everyone is different and will have an extra level of success with each treatment or lifestyle change. Finding what works best for you may take some trial and error.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 10/11/2023

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(2) Non-drug treatments for adult ADHD - Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/.../non-drug-treatments....

(3) Non-pharmacological interventions for adult ADHD: a systematic review. https://www.cambridge.org/.../538F70FB89C5B687F4A75E7431E....

(4) Treating ADHD without Medication: 4 Alternatives to Consider. https://psychcentral.com/adhd/treat-adhd-without-medication.