Edward M. "Ned" Hallowell (born 2 December 1949) is an American child and adult psychiatrist who specialises in ADD and ADHD. He is the co-author of the books Driven to Distraction (1994) and Delivered From Distraction (2005).
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Background
Hallowell grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. His father, traumatized by his experiences in the Second World War, suffered from bipolar disorder and had ECT. Hallowell's mother remarried to an abusive alcoholic.
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Education
Hallowell is an alumnus of Harvard and Phillips Exeter Academy and received his medical degree from Tulane University Medical School.
ADHD
In 1981, Hallowell attended a lecture about children with ADHD and stated that is when he learned that he has the syndrome. For the next ten years Hallowell diagnosed people with it using the Conner's Scale. In an interview in 2012, Hallowell stated that ADHD appears in 15% of the population. In May 2015, Hallowell declared the USA was violent because of ADHD. Hallowell states that ADHD does not always include Hyperactivity but can include having an inability to follow through on assignments at work or at school, misplacing things, avoiding tasks, or getting distracted easily. Hallowell has claimed that Einstein, Mozart, Thomas Edison and Abraham Lincoln all had ADHD.
Treatment
Hallowell favors a multi-modal method to treat ADHD.
McNeil Pediatrics
Hallowell was a paid consultant to and spokesperson for McNeil Pediatrics, a company that makes Concerta and other stimulants which Hallowell has praised.
Views on stimulant drugs
Hallowell has stated that Concerta, Adderall, Ritalin, and other ADHD drugs are "incredibly and unbelievably safe", "safer than aspirin", and are like "eye glasses" But he does not take them for his own ADHD. On September 15, 2005 Hallowell said "Whenever you get someone with ADHD diagnosed and treated successfully, everyone wins. Along with behavioral therapy, medication is good because it can improve adults' relationships, parenting skills, job performance, even their sex lives".
Personal life
Hallowell lives in the Boston area with his wife, Sue, a social worker, and their three children.
Books
Hallowell has written several books. They include:
- Finding the Heart of the Child (1993)
- Driven to Distraction (1994)
- Answers to Distraction (1996)
- Attention Deficit Disorder : A Different Perception (1997)
- When You Worry About The Child You Love (1997)
- Worry (1998)
- Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your Soul (1999)
- The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness (2003)
- A Walk in the Rain With a Brain (2004)
- Delivered from Distraction (2005)
- CrazyBusy (2006)
References
External links
- http://www.drhallowell.com/
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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