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On 9/21/10, Dr. Covert participated in ADHD Live!, Expert Discussions on ADHD in Houston, Texas, for physicians who diagnose and treat ADHD.

The nationally recognized experts on the panel included:

1. Stephen Stahl, M.D., Ph.D, University of California Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry
2. Melvin Oates, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, NYU Child Study Center
3. Theresa Cerulli, M.D., Harvard Medical School

The take home messages were:

A. Clinical Pointers:

1. Clinicians should use DSM-IV criteria, and
2. establish treatment alliance with parents and teachers, and
3. facilitate behavioral modification techniques with rewards and consequences for undesirable behavior across multiple settings by establishing a token economy, and
4. consider both stimulant and non-stimulant options to address inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsivity, and
5. understand that patients never outgrow the neurotransmitter imbalances of ADHD, but patients may learn to compensate for ADHD symptoms which are still present and can still affect their lives.

B. There are multiple on-line informational resources available to patients and families, including:

1. addresources.org
2. chadd.org
3. help4adhd.org
4. add.org

C. 9.8 million adults suffer from ADHD

Dr. Covert and his staff are ready to help you evaluate your family’s ADHD issues and to competently address them.