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| Lenard A. Adler, MD Lenard A. Adler, MD
Departments of Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
New York University School of Medicine and VA Harbor Healthcare System New York, New York since 1995. He is also Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent at the NYU School of Medicine. He obtained a BA in Economics from the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University in 1978. He earned his MD from Emory University School of Medicine in 1982, and went on to serve an internship in Medicine, Neurology, and Psychiatry, followed by a residency in Psychiatry, acting as Chief Resident from 1983 to 1986, at NYU School of Medicine. He has been interviewed numerous times in national media venues, including 60 Minutes and the Today Show, as well as The New York Times, USA Today and U.S. News & World Report, discussing his treatment methods for adults with ADHD.
Andrew Alan Nierenberg, MD graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York. He did his residency in psychiatry at New York University/Bellevue Hospital in New York City, where he became a chief resident, and then went on as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at Yale University to study clinical epidemiology. He continued his trek north to join the faculty at Harvard, and then to direct the Affective Disorders Outpatient Unit at McLean Hospital. Dr. Nierenberg then joined the Psychopharmacology Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in 1992 where he is currently Associate Director of the Depression Clinical and Research Program, Medical Director of the Bipolar Programs, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. His primary interests are treatment resistant depression, management of antidepressant side effects, the longitudinal course of affective disorders, and pharmacoepidemiology.
Jeffrey H. Newcorn, MD
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine,
New York, New York
Vatsal Thakkar, MD
Departments of Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
New York University School of Medicine,
VA Harbor Healthcare System,
New York, New York
Ron Gasbarro, PharmD Medical Writer
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Summary
1 hour CE
CE Accreditation Statements (APA, ASWB, NBCC, NAADAC, and state boards)
APSARD Newsletter ADHD and Comorbidity:The Relationships between ADHD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Lenard A. Adler, MD; Andrew Alan Nierenberg, MD; Jeffrey H. Newcorn, MD; Vatsal Thakkar, MD; Ron Gasbarro, PharmD
Welcome to the fourth issue of the APSARD ADHD and Comorbidity Newsletter developed by the American Professional Society for Attention and Related Disorders (APSARD). This newsletter series is designed to present the latest evidenced-based findings on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and comorbid mental health disorders. A new issue will be published every two months. In each newsletter, we will review recent and relevant literature, discuss several pertinent topics in detail and present the evaluation and treatment of a pertinent case.
In this issue, we focus on the relationships between ADHD and generalized Anxiety Disorder and a case study about a 45 year old male who presents for evaluation of anxiety. Recent journal articles are also reviewed and discussed.
We look forward to continuing to present the latest findings in ADHD and comorbid mental health disorders.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, learners should be able to:
- Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of ADHD and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
- Cite the recent studies that have assessed the use of various medications in patients with ADHD and comorbid anxiety.
- Identify the differences in sleep disorders in children with ADHD versus those with anxiety disorder.
- Provide an overview of the current literature as it pertains to ADHD and comorbid anxiety disorders.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Conflicts of Interest:
Lenard Adler, MD has the following relationships to disclose: consultant for Shire Pharmaceuticals, Alcobra, Astra-Zeneca, Major League Baseball Players Association and an inventor and receives royalties for NYU School of Medicine. Conducts sponsored research for Shire Pharmaceuticals and is on the advisory board for Astra-Zeneca.
Andrew Nierenberg, MD has the following relationships to disclose: Consultant to the Appliance Computing Inc., Brandeis University, Astra Zeneca, Brain Cells, Inc, Dianippon Sumitomo/Sepracor, Johnson and Johnson, Labopharm, Merck, Methylation Science, Novartis, PGx Health, Shire, Schering-Plough, Targacept, and Takeda/Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals. He received grant/research support through MGH from NIMH, PamLabs, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, and Shire. He received honoraria from Belvior Publishing, Hillside Hospital, APSARD, American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology, Columbia University, IMEDEX, ISBD, MJ Consulting, New York State, MBL Publishing, Physicians Postgraduate Press, SciMed, SUNY Buffalo, University of Wisconsin, and the University of Pisa. He is on the advisory boards of Appliance Computing, Inc., Brain Cells, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Johnson and Johnson, and Takeda/Lundbeck and Targacept. Dr. Nierenberg owns stock options in Appliance Computing, Inc. and Brain Cells, Inc. Through MGH, he is named for copyrights to the Clinical Positive Affect Scale and the MGH Structured Clinical Interview for the Montgomery Asberg Depression Scale exclusively licensed to the CTNI.
Jefrey H. Newcorn, MD has the following relationships to disclose: Research grants from Eli Lilly, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen, and consultant to Shire Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, Biobehavioral Diagnostics, Neos Therapeutics and Alcobra.
Vatsal Thakkar, MD has the following relationships to disclose: consultant to Practice Fusion, Inc. and Titan Pharmaceuticals.
Ron Gasbarro, PharmD, MS has no relationships to disclose.
Harvey C. Parker, Ph.D., Activity Planning Committee, has the following relationship to disclose: co-owner of Specialty Press, Inc. and Health Link Systems, Inc.
Michelle Frisch, MPH, Activity Planning Committee, has no relationships to disclose.
Alan Goodstat, LCSW, Activity Planning Committee, has no relationships to disclose.
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