Academic Highlights January 16, 2006

New Developments in the Treatment of ADHD.

Joseph Biederman, M.D.; Amy F. T. Arnsten, Ph.D.; Stephen V. Faraone, Ph.D.; Alysa E. Doyle, Ph.D.; Thomas J. Spencer, M.D.; Timothy E. Wilens, M.D.; Margaret D. Weiss, M.D., Ph.D.; Steven A. Safren, Ph.D.; Larry Culpepper, M.D., M.P.H.

J Clin Psychiatry 2006;67(1):148-159

Article Abstract

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Introducing the topic, Joseph Biederman, M.D., explained that new developments in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) include more than useful medications. New developments relate to recent neurobiological research findings, research on comorbid diagnoses, explanations of drug mechanisms of action, nonpharmacologic treatment recommendations, and the role that primary care physicians play in treatment of the disorder.