Lenard Adler, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Director of the Adult ADHD Program, NYU School of Medicine, discusses adult ADHD and a new professional organization called APSARD that aims to provide education, outreach and research into adult ADHD.

Summary:
APSARD is a new professional organization that aims to provide education, outreach and research into adult ADHD.

For more information, please visit www.apsard.org.

References and Resources:
Hofvander B, Delorme R, Chaste P, Nydén A, Wentz E, Ståhlberg O, Herbrecht E, Stopin A, Anckarsäter H, Gillberg C, Råstam M, Leboyer M. Psychiatric and psychosocial problems in adults with normal-intelligence autism spectrum disorders. BMC Psychiatry. 2009 Jun 10;9:35.
www.apsard.org

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Dr. Adler has disclosed the following:
Royalty: New York University
Consulting Fees: Abbott, Eli Lilly, Major League Baseball, Merck & Co., Mindsite, Organon, Ortho-McNeil/Jannsen/Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer, Psychogenics, Sanofi-Aventis, Shire
Fees for non-CME Services Received Directly from a Commercial Interest or their Agents: Ortho-McNeil/Jannsen/Johnson and Johnson, Shire
Contracted Research: Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck & Co., Pfizer, Shire, Eli Lilly, Ortho-McNeil/Jannsen/Johnson and Johnson, National Institute on Drug Abuse