Past Presentations
Past Presentations
The Manhattan Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Support Group has been meeting in New York City since the latter part of 1991.
We started to formally document our Lectures in 1997. If you scroll down, you will see the month , presenter and topic covered.
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In response to the Covid 19 crises, we transitioned to Zoom in March of 2020. Our lectures are on Zoom. We have resumed live monthly General Support Group meetings at the West End Collegiate Church (we use the side entrance at 245 West 77th Street Between Broadway & West End Ave).
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Here are our past Zoom meetings. Recordings of all of the lectures are posted in our forum:
Thursday | May 16, 2024
TECHNOLOGY & ATTENTION:
A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD?
w/ Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD
neurologist & neuroscientist;
professor of Neurology, Physiology & Psychiatry
chief, Cognitive Neuroscience Division,
Department of Neurology,
University of California at San Francisco;
co-founder & Chief Science Advisor, Akili Inc.
inventor, EndeavorRx & EndeavorOTC
(video games);
co-author, The Distracted Mind:
Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World
in conversation with
Katherine Ellison, writer & journalist
author, Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention
co-author, ADHD: What Everyone Needs to Know
co-recipient, 1986 Pulitzer Prize
for International Reporting
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Thursday | April 25, 2024
STRAIGHT DOPE ABOUT DOPAMINE
w/ Kimberlee D'Ardenne, PhD
neuroscientist & science writer
Research Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychology
& Decision Neuroscience Lab,
Arizona State University
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Thursday | March 14, 2024
LOVE, MONEY & ADHD
w/ Christine Hargrove
PhD candidate,
Human Development & Family Science,
Marriage & Family Therapy emphasis,
University of Georgia
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Thursday | February 22, 2024
GENE EDITING:
A PSYCHIATRIC TOOL?
w/ Dean Radin, PhD
Chairman & co-founder,
Cognigenics Inc.
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Tuesday | January 16, 2024
ADULT ADHD:
FROM PROCRASTINATION
TO PROGRESS
w/ J. Russell Ramsay, PhD
clinical psychologist
author, Rethinking Adult ADHD
co-author, The Adult ADHD Tool Kit
author, The Adult ADHD and Anxiety Workbook
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Thursday | December 21, 2023
ADHD & TRAUMA
w/ Andrea E. Spencer, MD
clinical & research psychiatrist
Vice Chair for Research,
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health,
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences,
Feinberg School of Medicine,
Northwestern University
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Thursday | December 21, 2023
ADHD & TRAUMA
w/ Andrea E. Spencer, MD
clinical & research psychiatrist
Vice Chair for Research,
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health,
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences,
Feinberg School of Medicine,
Northwestern University
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Tuesday | November 14, 2023
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 3.0:
CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
HELP ADULTS WITH ADHD?
w/ James Fleming, DBA
chair, Department of Business & Technology
Beacon College
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Thursday | October 19, 2023
REJECTION SENSITIVITY DYSPHORIA:
AN UPDATE
w/ William W. Dodson, MD
clinical psychiatrist
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Thursday | September 21, 2023
EIGHT TIPS
TO BUILD
EXECUTIVE-FUNCTIONING SKILLS
w/ Shannyn Schroeder
executive-functions coach
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Thursday | June 22, 2023
ADHD REFOCUSED:
BRINGING CLARITY
TO CHAOS
w/ David Sitt, PsyD,
clinical psychologist
author, ADHD Refocused:
Bringing Clarity to Chaos
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Thursday | May 18, 2023
"NEURODIVERGENCE"
& CORPORATE HIRING:
A RECRUITMENT REVOLUTION?
w/ Michael S. Bernick, Esq.
co-author, The Autism Full Employment Act:
The Next Stage of Jobs for Adults with Autism, ADHD,
and Other Learning and Mental Health Differences
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Tuesday | April 25, 2023
THE DISRUPTORS:
a groundbreaking film on ADHD
w/ Nancy Armstrong
executive producer, "The Disruptors"
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Thursday | March 23, 2023
CANNABIS & ADHD
w/ Mariely Hernandez, PhD
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Thursday | February 16, 2023
HEALTHY EATING
FOR ADULTS WITH ADHD
w/ Nicole DeMasi Malcher, RDN, CDCES
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Tuesday | January 24, 2023
AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH
TO ADHD TREATMENT
w/ Lidia Zylowska, MD
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Tuesday | December 20, 2022
NON-INVASIVE NEUROMODULATION
FOR INATTENTION IN ADHD
w/ Douglas Teixeira Leffa, MD, PhD
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Thursday, November 17, 2022
FIVE ESSENTIAL
ADHD RELATIONSHIP STRATEGIES
w/ Gina Pera
author, Is It You, Me or Adult ADD?
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
ADHD & ANXIETY IN ADULTS
w/ Sharon Saline, PsyD
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Thursday, September 22, 2022
STIMULANTS:
SIDE EFFECTS, WARNING SIGNS
w/ John Kruse, MD, PhD
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Thursday, June 23, 2022
ADULTING WITH IMPACT
(without burning out)
w/ Elaine Taylor-Klaus, PCC, CPCC
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the MAADDSG 30th-anniversary talk
Thursday, May 26, 2022
INATTENTIVE-TYPE ADHD:
UNDER-DIAGNOSED
& UNDER-TREATED?
w/ Mary V. Solanto, PhD
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Thursday, April 28, 2022
ADHD IN THE WORKPLACE:
A LOOK AT LEGAL ISSUES
w/ Susan Yellin, Esq.
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Thursday , February 17, 2022
DOPAMINE GENE THERAPY:
AN UPDATE
w/ Matthew B. Klein, MD, MS, FACS;
Chief Operating Officer,
PTC Therapeutics Inc.
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Thursday, January 20, 2022
ADULT ADHD, MISSING IN ACTION:
WHY? & WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT?
w/ Peter S. Jensen, MD;
founder, The Reach Institute
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Tuesday , December 7, 2021
MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL:
WHAT'S SCARY ABOUT IT ALL?
w/ Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC
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Thursday, October 21, 2021
Thursday, November 18, 2021
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION WORKSHOP
w/ Rebekah Hensley, LMT
Past Presentations: 1997-2019
From the summer of 2017 until the pandemic shut NYC down in the latter part of March 2020, we had live meetings once a month in the School Annex of the West End Collegiate Church - 245 West 77th Street. Our lectures are listed below. We also had General Support Group meetings.
Please Note: We did not record our lectures until we transitioned to Zoom in response to the health crises.
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Thursday, September 30, 2021
NEUROMODULATION FOR COGNITIVE RESTORATION
w/ Darrin Jason Lee, MD, PhD
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Thursday, June 24, 2021
ADHD IN ADULTS:
WHO HAS IT, WHO DOESN'T
& HOW CAN WE TELL?
w/ Maggie Sibley, PhD
2018
Mar ORGANIZING AS A JOURNEY
w/ Karen Guccione, professional organizer
Nov GETTING MORE STUFF DONE
w/ Nancy Snell, business and ADHD coach
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
ADHD & ASPERGER SYNDROME
w/ Thomas E. Brown, PhD
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021
EMOTIONS IN ADHD:
A FAMILY-WIDE PERSPECTIVE
w/ Thomas E. Brown, PhD
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021
ADHD & THE HIGHLY SENSITIVE BRAIN
w/ Bianca Acevedo, PhD
2016
Feb ATTENTION, AROUSAL & SLEEP
w/ Michael Halassa, MD, PhD,
research scientist and clinical psychiatrist;
principal investigator, Halassa Lab;
core faculty, Neuroscience Institute;
assistant professor, Deparment of Neuroscience;
assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry;
all NYU Langone School of Medicine
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Thursday, November 5, 2020
ADHD & SLEEP
w/ Jessica Lunsford-Avery, PhD
Apr I'LL PROCRASTINATE LATER:
FROM SELF-TALK TO SELF-START?
w/ Christine Li, PhD, clinical psychologist and coach
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
GOOD MONEY HABITS FOR ADULTS WITH ADHD
w/ Rick Webster
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
TALK THERAPY FOR ADULTS WITH ADHD:
CBT, DBT & MINDFULNESS
w/ John T. Mitchell, PhD
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
MENOPAUSE, COGNITION & ADHD
w/ Rachel S. Rubin, MD
Jun ADHD PHARMACOLOGY: THE BASICS
w/ Edward Gelber, MD, clinical psychiatrist
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
ADHD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
w/ Kevin Antshel, PhD & Johan Wiklund, PhD
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
THE ADHD CONTROVERSY:
AFTER 50 YEARS
w/ Stephen Hinshaw, PhD
RESSING TREATMENT RESISTANCE:
DEPRESSION, ANXIETY … & ADHD?
w/ Kyle Lapidus, MD, PhD, clinical and research psychiatrist;
investigator, Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience,
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research,
Northwell Health
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Oct ATTENTION & BEYOND: NEW VISTAS ON ADHD
w/ Sabine Kastner, MD, PhD, cognitive neuroscientist;
full professor, Department of Psychology, Princeton University;
principal investigator, Neuroscience of Attention and Perception Laboratory,
Princeton Neuroscience Institute;
co-editor, The Oxford Handbook of Attention
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
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Less INTIMACY IN ADHD-IMPACTED RELATIONSHIPS
w/ Melissa Orlov, marriage consultant;
author, The ADHD Effect on Marriage (2010);
co-author, The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD (2014)
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Feb ADHD & POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
w/ Iliyan Ivanov, MD, clinical & research psychiatrist;
assistant professor,Department of Psychiatry,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Apr EYE TRACKING:
A TEST FOR ATTENTION?
w/ Jun Maruta, PhD; research scientist,
Brain Trauma Foundation, NYC
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May HEALTHY EATING: WHAT'S REALISTIC?
w/ Robin Amylon, RD, CDN;
dietitian and personal trainer
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Jun CAN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY HELP ADULTS WITH ADHD?
w/ Collette Shine, professional organizer;
David Saphier, technology consultant
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Sep AN ADHD LOOKALIKE?
THE VISION-LEARNING LINK
w/ Henry Ettinger, OD, behavioral optometrist
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Oct ADHD & OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
w/ Claire Gillan, PhD, post-doctoral fellow,
Department of Psychology, New York University;
research fellow, Behavioural and Clinical
Neuroscience Institute, Cambridge University
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Nov SPACE, TIME & EMOTION:
MENTAL NAVIGATION IN ADHD
w/ Eyal Kalanthroff, PhD, clinical and research neuropsychologist;
post-doctoral fellow, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Columbia U Medical Center
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Dec RESTLESS IN THE DIGITAL WORKSPACE:
STRESS MANAGEMENT & BEYOND
w/ Michael Karlesky, software developer;
PhD candidate in Computer Science,
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering;
co-author, Fidget Widgets: Secondary Playful Interactions
in Support of Primary Serious Tasks (ACM, 2013)
2014
Jan CRANIAL ELECTROSTIMULATION:
A TREATMENT OPTION?
w/ Vladan Novakovic, MD, clinical/research psychiatrist;
assistant clinical professor, Department of Psychiatry,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Berkan Guleyupoglu, PhD candidate,
Department of Biomedical Engineering,
City University of New York
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Mar FOCUSED ULTRASOUND:
A SPECTRUM OF POSSIBILITIES?
w/ Robert Muratore, PhD, biomedical engineer and consultant;
founder, Quantum Now LLC, Huntington, NY;
editor, Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound
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Apr ADD: AN EASTERN PERSPECTIVE
w/ Letha Hadady, DAc, acupuncturist & herbalist;
author, Asian Health Secrets:
The Complete Guide to Asian Herbal Medicine (Random House, 1996);
author, Personal Renewal: A Guide to Vitality, Allure, and a Joyful Life
Using Healing Herbs, Diet, Movement and Visualization (iUniverse.com, 2008)
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May RIDE THE TSUNAMI:
FIVE P's OF TIME MANAGEMENT
w/ Nancy Snell, personal / business coach
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Sep EMOTIONAL (& OTHER) BARRIERS
TO ORGANIZING YOUR SPACE
w/ Karen Guccione, professional organizer
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Oct EXECUTIVE-FUNCTION TRAINING FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Enid Gertmenian-King, LCSW, clinical social worker;
associate, Lieber Recovery and Rehabilitation Clinic,
Columbia University Medical Center
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Nov ADD & ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
w/ Mittsi Crossman, MD, clinical psychiatrist
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2013
Mar NAVIGATING THE HEALTH-INSURANCE MAZE
w/ Flor Ramirez, MPA,
community health advocate,
Children's Aid Society
May EAST MEETS WEST:
A BUDDHIST APPROACH TO THERAPY
w/ Wylie Goodman, PsyD, clinical psychologist
Jun ATTENTION, EXECUTIVE FUNCTION & DEEP-BRAIN STIMULATION
w/ Brian Kopell, MD, neurosurgeon;
associate professor, Neurosurgery;
associate professor, Neurology;
associate professor, Neuroscience;
& associate professor, Psychiatry,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sep STOP THE OVERWHELM & GET THINGS DONE
w/ Alan Brown, advertising exec and entrepreneur;
developer, ADD Crusher video series
Oct GETTING YOUR BRAIN INTO SHAPE
w/ Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD, clinical/research psychologist;
clinical professor, Department of Neurology, NYU School of Medicine;
co-author, The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness (SharpBrains, 2013);
author, The New Executive Brain (Oxford, 2009);
author, The Wisdom Paradox (Penguin, 2006)
Nov ADHD & BIPOLAR DISORDER
w/ Dan Iosifescu, MD, clinical/research psychiatrist;
associate professor, Department of Psychiatry,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai;
director, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program,
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Dec FEAR OF MISSING OUT: A HIDDEN SYMPTOM OF ADHD?
w George Sachs, PsyD, clinical psychologist
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2012
Jan ADD & ANXIETY DISORDERS
w/ Scott Shapiro, MD, clinical psychiatrist
Feb CAN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY HELP ADULTS WITH ADD?
w/ Collette Shine, MBA, professional organizer
Karen Guccione, professional organizer
Mar 33 YEARS LATER: HYPERACTIVE BOYS GROWN UP
w/ Rachel G. Klein, PhD, research psychologist;
professor of child and adolescent psychiatry,
NYU Langone School of Medicine;
Director, Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders,
NYU Child Study Center
Apr ADD & INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
w/ Stephanie Manes, LCSW, clinical social worker
May TOWARDS A FUNCTIONAL CURE FOR ADD?
w/ Paul Jaffe, MAADDSG coordinator
Jun MAGNETIC BRAIN STIMULATION:
A TOOL FOR TREATING ADD?
w/ Edward Fruitman, MD, clinical psychiatrist
Sep BACK-TO-SCHOOL ISSUES FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Okie Hrycak, EdD, Learning Disabilities Coordinator,
Office of Disability Services, Barnard College
Oct NON-DRUG TREATMENTS FOR ADD & ADHD
w/ Richard P. Brown, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University;
co-author, Non-Drug Treatments for ADHD (Norton, 2012);
co-author, How to Use Herbs, Nutrients and Yoga in Mental Health Care (Norton, 2009)
Dec CLUTTER & LANDLORD-TENANT ISSUES
w/ William Gribben, Esq., civil attorney;
partner, Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph
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2011
Jan CLUTTER & ORGANIZING: THREE VIEWS
w/ Margaret Langston, professional organizer
Karen Guccione, professional organizer
Collette Shine, professional organizer
Feb NEURO TRAINING FOR ADD: WHAT'S NEW
w/ James Lawrence Thomas, PhD, clinical neuropsychologist;
instructor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine;
author, Do You Have Attention Deficit Disorder? (Dell, 1996)
Mar ABCs OF ADD
w/ Julia Samton, MD, clinical psychiatrist/neurologist
Apr ADD & MARRIAGE: A SURPRISING IMPACT?
w/ Melissa Orlov, writer/editor and marriage consultant;
author, The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild
Your Relationship in Six Steps (Specialty Press, 2010);
co-founder, www.adhdmarriage.com;
columnist, ADDitude magazine
Jun DOUBLE DUTY: WHEN YOU HAVE ADD -- AND YOUR KID DOES, TOO
w/ Katherine Ellison, writer/journalist;
author, Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention (Hyperion, 2010);
author, The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes Us Smarter (Basic, 2006);
winner, Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, 1986
Sep DIET, NUTRITION & ADD
w/ Richard Carlton, MD, clinical psychiatrist
Oct OPTOGENETICS & BRAIN CONNECTIVITY
w/ Stephen Rayport, MD, PhD, research/clinical psychiatrist;
professor of clinical neurobiology,
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University;
research scientist, Department of Molecular Therapeutics,
NY State Psychiatric Institute
Nov FROM TECHNOLOGY TO TREATMENT:
WHAT CAN WE DO TO EXPEDITE PROGRESS?
w/ Marom Bikson, PhD, neural engineer;
associate professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
City College of New York, City University of New York;
co-director, NY Center for Biomedical Engineering, CCNY
Dec ADD & DEPRESSION
w/ Garrett Marie Deckel, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2010
Jan CAN YOGA HELP ADULTS WITH ADD?
w/ Naomi Cohn, psychology PhD; yoga trainer, The YinOva Center
Feb CAN STRESS SHAPE THE BRAIN?
CAN SCIENCE MAKE IT RESILIENT?
w/ Scott J. Russo, PhD, neurogeneticist;
assistant professor, Department of Neuroscience,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine;
director, Laboratory of Neuroplasticity and Behavior, MSSM
Mar PREPARATION FOR TAX PREPARATION
w/ Margaret Langston, professional organizer
Karen Guccione, professional organizer
May ADD & BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS
w/ Silvia Bernardi, MD, research psychiatrist;
project manager, Columbia Gambling Disorders Clinic,
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Jun ATTENTION, IMPULSE CONTROL & NON-INVASIVE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
w/ Helena Knotkova, PhD, research scientist;
assistant professor, Department of Neurology,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine;
director of research, Institute for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation of New York,
Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center
Jun TRYING TIMES: JOB LOSS, JOB HUNTING & ADD
w/ Michael B. Laskoff, MBA, marketer/entrepreneur;
founder and CEO, AbilTo LLC;
columnist, The Huffington Post;
author, Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass: A Survival Guide
for the Recently Unemployed (Three Rivers Press, 2004)
Sep ADD & BIPOLAR DISORDER
w/ Cathryn Galanter, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
assistant professor of clinical psychiatry, Columbia University
Nov GETTING VALUE FROM YOUR EVALUATION
w/ Valerie Raymond, PhD, educational psychologist
Dec ADD: AN EASTERN PERSPECTIVE
w/ Letha Hadady, DAc, health consultant;
author, Asian Health Secrets: The Complete Guide
to Asian Herbal Medicine (Random House, 1996);
author, Personal Renewal: A Guide to Vitality, Allure, and a Joyful Life
Using Healing Herbs, Diet, Movement and Visualization
(iUniverse.com, 2008)
2009
Jan NEW YEAR, NEW VIEW? GETTING A GRIP ON CLUTTER
w/ Carrie Greene, coach/organizer
Feb ADD & DEPRESSION
w/ Vatsal Thakkar, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine
Mar PARITY AT LAST? MENTAL-HEALTH COVERAGE & THE LAW
w/ Wendy Brennan, executive director,
National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City Metro
Apr STIMULANTS & CARDIOVASCULAR ISSUES: SHOULD PATIENTS BE SCREENED?
w/ Rubin Cooper, MD, clinical cardiologist;
director, Pediatric Cardiology Division, Weill-Cornell Medical College;
associate director, Pediatric Cardiovascular Services,
New York Presbyterian Hospital
May ADD & OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS
w/ Stephen Josephson, PhD, clinical psychologist;
associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
Jun EATING FOR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
w/ Marian Buck-Murray, nutrition coach
Sep BACK-TO-SCHOOL ISSUES FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Okie Hrycak, PhD, Learning Disabilities Coordinator,
Office of Disability Services, Barnard College
Oct NEUROBIOLOGY OF ADDICTION
w/ Eric Nestler, MD, PhD, research psychiatrist and molecular biologist;
chair, Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine;
director, Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, MSSM
Nov TIME-MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Nancy Snell, CEC, personal/business coach
Dec ADD & ANXIETY DISORDERS
w/ Katherine Mitchell, PsyD, clinical psychologist;
assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2008
Jan GETTING UNSTUCK:
UNTYING THE KNOT OF ATTENTION, DEPRESSION AND TRAUMA
w/ Don Kerson, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
author, Getting Unstuck: Untying the Knot of Depression, Attention and Trauma
(Greenpoint Psychiatric Press, 2009)
Feb HELLO, NEW YORK
w/ Edward Hallowell, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
author, Driven to Distraction (Touchstone, 1995);
author, Delivered From Distraction (Ballantine, 2006)
Apr ADD & CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS: LET THERE BE LIGHT?
w/ Michael Terman, PhD, research psychologist;
professor of clinical psychology in psychiatry, Columbia University;
director, Center for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms,
Columbia University Medical Center
May STIMULANTS & PERFORMANCE: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM BASEBALL?
w/ Allan Lans, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
team psychiatrist, New York Mets, 1989-2003
Jun TOUGH CHOICES, TOUGH LOVE: A CAN-DO APPROACH TO ADD MANAGEMENT
w/ Susan Lasky, coach/organizer
Sep HERBS, NUTRIENTS & YOGA: CHOICES IN ADD CARE?
w/ Richard P. Brown, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
author, Stop Depression Now! (Putnam, 1999);
author, The Rhodiola Revolution (Rodale, 2004);
author, How to Use Herbs, Nutrients and Yoga in Mental Health Care (Norton, 2009)
Oct CAREER ISSUES FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Bettina Seidman, MBA, career coach
Nov TECHNIQUES FOR MEMORY ENHANCEMENT
w/ Kathleen Jantzen, PhD, clinical psychologist;
assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine
Dec DIGITAL LITERACY: ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR ADULTS WITH ADD OR LD
w/ Mark Surabian, ATP; founder, CogniTech Cafe Assistive Technology Company
Jason Luchs, assistant director,
Student Disability Services, New School University
Diane Cook, rehabilitation counselor,
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals With Disabilities
2007
Jan BEYOND THE SYMPTOMS: AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO ADULT ADD
w/ Israel Romano, PhD, clinical psychologist;
Director for Quality Control, Mental Health Service,
Health Insurance Plan of New York
Feb ADD & SMOKING
w/ Lirio Covey, PhD, research psychologist;
director, Smoking Cessation Program, New York State Psychiatric Institute;
associate professor of clinical psychology, Columbia University
Mar ADD & BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
w/ F. Xavier Castellanos, MD, research psychiatrist;
professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
NYU School of Medicine;
director, Institute for Pediatric Neuroscience, NYUSM
Apr ADD & BIPOLAR DISORDER
w/ Cathryn Galanter, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
assistant professor of clinical psychiatry, Columbia University
May CLUTTER & LANDLORD-TENANT ISSUES
w/ Leslie Salzman, JD, civil attorney;
clinical professor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law;
supervising attorney, Bet Tzedek Legal Services Clinic
Jun CAN COGNITIVE REMEDIATION HELP ADULTS WITH ADD?
w/ Tiffany Herlands, PsyD, clinical psychologist;
assistant professor of psychiatry, Columbia University;
director, Rehabilitation Psychology Services, Columbia Eastside
Sep DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION: A PSYCHIATRIC TOOL?
w/ Ron Alterman, MD, neurosurgeon;
associate professor of neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine;
Director of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery,
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Oct ADD & SEX ADDICTION
w/ Dorothy Hayden, LCSW, clinical social worker
Nov ADD & NUTRITIONAL ISSUES
w/ Roseanne Schnoll, PhD, RD, CDN, nutritionist/dietician;
associate professor, Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn College
Dec ADD & ANXIETY DISORDERS
w/ David Gutman, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
assistant professor of psychiatry, Columbia University;
director of psychopharmacology, Columbia Eastside
2006
Jan ROADBLOCKS TO GETTING ORGANIZED
w/ Nancy Snell, CEC, personal/business coach
Carrie Greene, coach/organizer
Feb LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Mary Solanto, PhD, clinical/research psychologist;
associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine;
director, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Mar GETTING RID OF ALL THAT STUFF
w/ Nadine Ellman, professional organizer
Apr CAN CHIROPRACTIC THERAPY HELP ADULTS WITH ADD?
w/ Darin Burdman, chiropractor
May ABCs OF ADD
w/ Julia Samton, MD, clinical psychiatrist/neurologist
Jun LAW & DISORDER: AN ADD RIDE THROUGH THE LEGAL PROFESSION
w/ Robert Tudisco, Esq., civil/criminal attorney;
columnist, Attention! magazine;
editor, www.addcopingskills.com
Sep CAN THE LAW HELP ADD ADULTS IN THE WORKPLACE?
w/ Arnold Pedowitz, JD, civil attorney
Oct BACK-TO-SCHOOL ISSUES FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Okie Hrycak, PhD, Learning Disabilities Coordinator,
Office of Disability Services, Barnard College
Nov NEUROPLASTICITY & BRAIN TRAINING
w/ Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD, clinical/research psychologist;
clinical professor, Department of Neurology, NYU School of Medicine;
author, The Executive Brain (Oxford 2002);
author, The Wisdom Paradox (Penguin, 2006)
Dec ADD & MOOD DISORDERS
w/ Joseph Nieder, MD, clinical psychiatrist
2005
Jan DOUBLE DUTY: WHEN YOUR KID HAS ADD -- AND YOU DO, TOO
w/ Sharon Gordon, CSW, clinical social worker
Feb THE ADD DATING DANCE
w/ Sara Denning, PhD, psychotherapist
Mar CAN BRAINWAVE TRAINING HELP ADULTS WITH ADD?
w/ James Lawrence Thomas, PhD, clinical neuropsychologist;
instructor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine;
author, Do You Have Attention Deficit Disorder? (Dell, 1996)
Apr ADD & SUBSTANCE ABUSE
w/ Frances Levin, MD, research/clinical psychiatrist;
professor of clinical psychiatry, Columbia University;
Director of Clinical & Educational Activities, Division on Substance Abuse,
New York State Psychiatric Institute
May ASK THE DOCTOR
w/ Ivan Goldberg, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
author, Questions & Answers About Depression & Its Treatment (Charles, 1993)
editor, "Dr. Ivan's Depresssion Central" website
(www.psycom.net/depression.central.html)
Jun OVER-THE-COUNTER ADD REMEDIES: RESEARCH & CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
w/ Richard P. Brown, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
author, Stop Depression Now! (Putnam, 1999)
author, The Rhodiola Revolution (Rodale, 2004)
Sep JOB-PREPARATION SKILLS FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Dinah Day, image coach
Oct ADD & BRAIN STRUCTURE
w/ Manzar Ashtari, PhD, research scientist;
associate professor of radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Nov JOB-KEEPING SKILLS FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Blythe Grossberg, PhD, organizational psychologist;
author, Making ADD Work: On-the-Job Strategies
for Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder (Perigee, 2005)
Dec FOR ADDULTS ONLY: ADD & SEXUALITY
w/ Kate Kelly, RN, personal/professional coach;
author, You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! (Scribner, 1993)
Paul Ravenscraft, MBA, personal/professional coach
2004
Jan GETTING RID OF ALL THAT STUFF
w/ Nadine Ellman, professional organizer
Feb TIME-MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Mary Solanto, PhD, clinical/research psychologist;
associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine;
director, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Mar COPING 101: IDEAS & INSPIRATIONS
w/ Robert Tudisco, Esq., civil/criminal attorney;
columnist, Attention! magazine;
editor, www.addcopingskills.com;
vice-president, Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Apr COPING 201: DIFFICULT ISSUES FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Susan Lasky, coach/organizer
May UNDERSTANDING CLINICAL TRIALS
w/ Jeffrey Cohen, PhD, research psychologist;
Associate Dean for Responsible Conduct of Research, Weill Cornell Medical College;
former associate director of education, Office for Human Research Protections,
US Department of Health and Human Services
Jun ADD & BIPOLAR DISORDER
w/ Cathryn Galanter, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
assistant professor of clinical psychiatry, Columbia University
Sep CAN THE LAW HELP ADD ADULTS IN THE WORKPLACE?
w/ Arnold Pedowitz, JD, civil attorney
Oct PERIMENOPAUSE, HORMONES & MENTAL-HEALTH ISSUES
w/ Judi Chervenak, MD, clinical endocrinologist; assistant professor,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Nov ADD & TOURETTE SYNDROME
w/ Barbara Coffey, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine;
director, Tics and Tourette's Clinical and Research Program,
NYU Medical Center
Dec EIGHT ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR MANAGING ADD
w/ Jennifer Koretsky, personal/professional coach
2003
Jan NONVERBAL LEARNING DISABILITIES
w/ James Lawrence Thomas, PhD, clinical neuropsychologist;
instructor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine;
author, Do You Have Attention Deficit Disorder? (Dell, 1996)
Feb BUILDING BEHAVIORAL FLEXIBILITY
w/ Sara Denning, PhD, psychotherapist
Mar ADD & THE BRAIN
w/ Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD, clinical psychologist;
author, The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind (Oxford, 2002)
Apr ADD & ANXIETY DISORDERS
w/ Suzanne Feinstein, PhD, clinical psychologist
May CAN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY HELP ADULTS WITH ADD?
w/ Kathy McHale, M.Ed, tech specialist;
author, A Resource Guide to Assistive Technology
for Memory and Organization (2003)
Jun ASK THE DOCTOR
w/ Ivan Goldberg, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
author, Questions & Answers About Depression & Its Treatment (Charles, 1993)
editor, "Dr. Ivan's Depresssion Central" website
(www.psycom.net/depression.central.html)
Sep 9/11: TWO YEARS AFTER (a panel discussion)
w/ Lori Rockmore, PsyD, clinical psychologist, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Ann Julian, CSW, clinical social worker;
executive director, Jewish Association for Attention Deficit Disorder;
chaplain, World Trade Center rescue effort
Paul Kudish, ADD adult, WTC quasi-survivor
Oct ADD & SUBSTANCE ABUSE
w/ Jeffrey Wilson, MD, clinical and research psychiatrist,
NY Psychiatric Institute / NY Presbyterian Hospital
Nov ADD & THE OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SPECTRUM
w/ Stephen Josephson, PhD, clinical psychologist
Dec CAN COGNITIVE REMEDIATION HELP ADULTS WITH ADD?
w/ Dmitri Bougakov, remediation trainer;
doctoral candidate in neuropsychology
2002
Feb TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Susan Lasky, personal/professional coach
Mar ADD & MOOD DISORDERS
w/ Jesse Rosenthal, MD, clinical psychiatrist
Apr DEALING WITH CONFLICT & CHANGE
w/ Susyn Reeve, personal/professional coach
May GETTING RID OF ALL THAT STUFF
w/ Nadine Ellman, professional organizer
Jun RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY & MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
w/ Nalini Juthani, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine;
director of psychiatric residency training, Bronx Lebanon Hospital;
member, Committee on Religion, Spirituality & Psychiatry
of the American Psychiatric Association
Sep MEMORY SKILLS FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Valerie Raymond, PhD, educational psychologist
Oct GOAL-ACHIEVEMENT 101: GETTING IT DONE
w/ Bonnie Mincu, personal/professional coach
Nov ADD & SLEEP DISORDERS
w/ Rochelle Zak, MD, clinical neurologist;
attending physician, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center,
White Plains campus, NY Presbyterian Hospital
Dec STIMULANTS: RISKS & BENEFITS
w/ Burton Angrist, MD, clinical/research psychiatrist;
professor, NYU School of Medicine;
former staff psychiatrist, New York VA Hospital
2001
Feb CAN THE LAW HELP ADD ADULTS IN THE WORKPLACE?
w/ Jo Anne Simon, JD, civil attorney
Mar ADD & ALLERGY: SOME CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
w/ Morton Teich, MD, allergist
Apr ADD & EYESIGHT: MORE CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
w/ Harold Friedman, OD, optometrist;
director, Learning Disabilities Unit, SUNY College of Optometry
May ASK THE DOCTOR
w/ Ivan Goldberg, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
author, Questions & Answers About Depression & Its Treatment (Charles, 1993);
editor, "Dr. Ivan's Depresssion Central" website
(www.psycom.net/depression.central.html)
Jun MORE ON NEUROFEEDBACK
w/ James Lawrence Thomas, PhD, clinical neuropsychologist;
instructor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine;
author, Do You Have Attention Deficit Disorder? (Dell, 1996)
Sep ADD WITHOUT HYPERACTIVITY
w/ Mary Solanto, PhD, clinical/research psychologist;
associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine;
director, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Oct ADD & BRAIN IMAGING
w/ B.J. Casey, PhD, research psychologist,
Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology,
Weill Cornell Medical College
Nov CAREER PLANNING FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ John Hotard, PhD, clinical psychologist;
director, Career Services Office, Fordham Graduate School of Business
Dec MENTAL HEALTH ONLINE: FINDING RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET
w/ Patricia Tomasulo, MLS,
librarian, Ehrman Medical Library, NYU Medical Center;
Mental Health Page editor, New York Online Access to Health
(NOAH, www.noah-health.org)
2000
Jan CAN SPECIAL DIETS HELP ADULTS WITH ADD?
w/ Lisa Hammel, nutrition consultant
Feb COPING 201: DIFFICULT ISSUES FOR ADD ADULTS
w/ Susan Lasky, personal/professional coach
Mar ADD & BRAIN TRAUMA
w/ Ruth Nass, MD; clinical/research neurologist, NYU Medical Center
Apr ADD & YOUR MONEY
w/ Lea Saslav, author, Teach Yourself Personal Finance in 24 Hours (Macmillan,
2000)
Apr OVER-THE-COUNTER ADD REMEDIES: RESEARCH & CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
w/ Richard P. Brown, MD, clinical psychiatrist: author, Stop Depression Now: SAM-e, The Breakthrough Supplement at What works As Well As Prescription Drugs in Half the Time ...
With No Side Effects (Putnam, 1999)
May ANGER MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR ADD ADULTS
w/ Sara Denning, PhD, psychotherapist
Jun CAREER-MAPPING FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Raizi Janus, PhD, clinical psychologist;
author, Mapping Careers With LD and ADD Clients:
Guidebook and Case Studies (Columbia University Press, 1999)
Sep ADD & SUBSTANCE ABUSE
w/ Frances Levin, MD, research psychiatrist,
NY State Psychiatric Institute / NY Presbyterian Hospital
Oct BACK-TO-SCHOOL ISSUES FOR ADD ADULTS
w/ Alexandra Klein, past program coordinator,
Center for Students With Disabilities, NYU
Nov EEG BIOFEEDBACK: AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL
w/ Jeffrey Corey, PhD, research psychologist,
CW Post Campus, Long Island University
1999
Jan ADD & LEARNING DISABILITIES
w/ James Lawrence Thomas, PhD, clinical neuropsychologist;
instructor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine;
author, Do You Have Attention Deficit Disorder? (Dell, 1996)
Mar TWENTYSOMETHING: ISSUES FACING YOUR ADD ADULTS
w/ Shirley Schaye, PhD, psychotherapist
Apr WHEN MEDICATION STOPS WORKING: WHAT CAN BE DONE?
w/ Joseph Nieder, MD, clinical psychiatrist
May THE BONFIRE OF THE COMORBITIES:
CONDITIONS WHICH CAN COEXIST WITH ADD
w/ Ivan Goldberg, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
author, Questions & Answers About Depression & Its Treatment (Charles, 1993);
editor, "Dr. Ivan's Depresssion Central" website
(www.psycom.net/depression.central.html)
Jun STOLEN MOMENTS: IMPROVING YOUR USE OF TIME
w/ Diana Zimmerman, professional organizer
Oct ASK THE THERAPIST
w/ Mary Solanto, PhD, clinical/research psychologist;
associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine;
director, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Eric Clauss, PhD, clinical psychologist;
behavioral treatment specialist, AD/HD Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Nov GETTING RID OF ALL THAT STUFF
w/ Nadine Ellman, professional organizer
Dec ADD & READING SKILLS
w/ Valerie Raymond, PhD, educational psychologist
1998
Jan CAREER PLANNING FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ John Hotard, PhD, clinical psychologist;
director, Career Services Office, Fordham Graduate School of Business
Jan ADD IN THE WORKPLACE
w/ Kathleen Nadeau, PhD, clinical psychologist;
author, ADD in the Workplace: Choices, Changes & Challenges (Brunner/Mazel, 1997)
author, Adventures in Fast Forward: Life, Love & Work for the ADD Adult
(Brunner/Mazel, 1996)
Feb ADD & ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR
w/ Enid Haller, CSW, PhD, clinical social worker
Mar BUILDING BEHAVIORAL FLEXIBILITY
w/ Sara Denning, MA, psychotherapist
Apr HOW TO HANDLE YOUR HMO
w/ Helen Hinckley Krackow, CSW, clinical social worker;
immediate past president, New York State Society for Clinical Social Work;
founding member, Alliance for Universal Access to Psychotherapy;
executive committee member,
National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals & Consumers
May CAN BRAINWAVE TRAINING HELP ADULTS WITH ADD?
w/ Lester Fehmi, PhD, clinical psychologist;
director, Biofeedback Clinic of Princeton, Princeton, NJ;
co-director, Biofeedback and Stress Management Clinic of Manhattan
Susan Shor, CSW, clinical social worker;
co-director, Biofeedback and Stress Management Clinic of Manhattan
Jun ORGANIZING YOUR PERSONAL SPACE
w/ Julie Morgenstern, professional organizer;
author, Organizing From the Inside Out (Holt, 1998)
Oct ADD & LEARNING DISABILITIES
w/ Kenneth Bonnet, PhD; research psychologist, NYU School of Medicine
Nov STRESS REDUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR ADULTS WITH ADD
w/ Jonathan Berkowitz, CPFT, fitness trainer
Dec COULD ADD BE A MISDIAGNOSIS?
w/ Rachel G. Klein, PhD; research psychologist,
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center / NY State Psychiatric Institute
1997
Feb ADD & INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
w/ James Lawrence Thomas, PhD, clinical neuropsychologist;
instructor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine;
author, Do You Have Attention Deficit Disorder? (Dell, 1996)
Mar ADD: CURRENT THINKING ABOUT DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT
w/ Donald Klein, MD, clinical/research psychiatrist;
president, American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology;
co-editor, Current Psychotherapeutic Drugs (Brunner/Mazel, 1996)
Apr WOMEN WITH ADD & THEIR PARTNERS: IS THERE LIFE AFTER DIAGNOSIS?
w/ Sari Solden, MS, MFCC, family counselor;
author, Women With Attention Deficit Disorder (Underwood, 1995)
May ASK THE DOCTOR
w/ Ivan Goldberg, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
author, Questions & Answers About Depression & Its Treatment (Charles, 1993);
editor, "Dr. Ivan's Depresssion Central" website
(www.psycom.net/depression.central.html)
Jun ADD: CURRENT RESEARCH TOPICS
w/ Lenard Adler, MD, clinical psychiatrist;
co-director, Attention Deficit Disorder Center, NYU Medical Center
Oct HOW TO THINK ABOUT THERAPY
w/ Robert Fancher, PhD, clinical psychologist;
author, Cultures of Healing:
Correcting the Image of American Mental Health Care (Freeman, 1995)
Nov CAN COGNITIVE THERAPY HELP ADULTS WITH ADD?
w/ Jeffrey Newcorn, MD, clinical/research psychiatrist;
director, AD/HD Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Dec ADD & COMMITTED RELATIONSHIPS
w/ Laurence Sterne, PhD, psychotherapist
