Understanding Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (NWL)

Dr. Michael Stevens from the Institute of Living will present on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) based on the most recent published research in the scientific community. ADHD is one of the most common childhood disorders, affecting an estimated 10% of children in the US, with implications for both short and long-term individual outcomes. Despite this prevalence, there is a high rate of misconceptions about ADHD in both the general population and among clinicians – this presentation will introduce and address some of the most common misconceptions.  

This presentation also summarizes the current state of knowledge in the scientific community about ADHD and its treatments.  Dr. Stevens will define key concepts related to diagnosis, describe neuroscience models of ADHD and how they’ve changed over the past decades, and describe what evidence exists that supports which treatments are known to work and which have little support.  The presentation will conclude with a brief overview of his ADHD research that is currently ongoing at the Clinical Neuroscience and Development Lab at the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center.