Episode Details

In today’s lesson, you will hear the final portion of the clinical encounter ADHD in Spanish, in which the doctor discusses the treatment of ADHD.

The original clinical encounter for this lesson was written in English by a listener, Dr. Craig Horn, a pediatrician who serves patients with ADHD. My friend Sonja Um-Siri (an interpreter) translated the encounter into Spanish with her teacher, Francisco González Yojcóm, while studying at the San Pedro Spanish School in Guatemala. We then recorded the encounter with Francisco, my teacher, Elizabeth Cortez, and Eliza’s daughter, Nicole. 

During the clinical encounter, the doctor talks to Nicole about taking medication to help her pay attention. He reminds Nicole that she must make an effort for the medication to work. He then goes over a controlled substance agreement. Finally, he talks about counseling and changing negative behavior patterns to positive ones.

We do not intend to promote the diagnostic or treatment protocol for ADHD presented in this clinical encounter. Our sole purpose is to explore useful vocabulary and phrases when speaking to patients and their families about diagnosing and treating ADHD in Spanish. Finally, if you haven’t done so already, I recommend you listen to the first two parts of this clinical encounter:

• ADHD in Spanish – Problemas en la escuela
• ADHD in Spanish – Diagnóstico y tratamiento

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LEVEL – ADVANCED

Clinical Encounter

Probar el medicamento

Doctor = D
Señora Sánchez = SS
Nicole = N 

2:05

D: Creo que Nicole amerita probar el medicamento. ¿Qué piensas Nicole? ¿Cómo sería la vida si pudieras prestar atención, terminar tu tarea, y no tener que perder el receso? ¿Sería bueno?

N: Sería b