Founding Member of the Foundation Scientific Council Shares Insight from 33-year Cohort Study with Children:
Adolescence is a difficult time for many young people. The problems are familiar across cultures:...
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Did you know Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common brain and behavior disorders experienced in childhood?
Some children with ADHD continue to have it as adults. And many adults who have the disorder don't know it. Symptoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity.
Rachel G. Klein, Ph.D.
April 18, 2012
John March, M.D., M.P.H.
February 13, 2012
In 1999, results from the Multimodal Treatment for ADHD (MTA) study - the most comprehensive study of treatment strategies for ADHD ever undertaken - were published explaining that for children with attention deficit...
Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D.
February 07, 2012
Scientific Council Member, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D. of Columbia University Medical Center presents an overview of the current state of mental healthcare, offering specific recommendations on how to continue to improve...
"The Only Snow in Town"
December 20, 2011
With holiday cards and many other tangible products, NARSAD Artworks, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, collects and sells beautiful, museum-quality artwork created by talented artists who share the common bond of mental...
Shahrdad Lotfipour, PhD
April 01, 2011
Shahrdad Lotfipour, Ph.D., began studying the pharmacology of drugs of abuse as part of a United States Fulbright Fellowship. This led him to graduate studies at the University of California where he studied the...
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