Medication, Not Magic: Making Wise Choices for Kids with ADHD

A thorough and balanced presentation of a thorny topic.

Kevin T. Kalikow, MD will help untangle the complexities of pharmacological treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and co-existing conditions. He will discuss indications for medication; whether or not to give psychiatric drugs to your child or adolescent and, if so, when; potential benefits and risks; and ethical dilemmas.

Dr. Kalikow, a child psychiatrist in private practice for 30 years, speaks widely on the use of psychiatric medication in children and adolescents. He is the author of Your Child in the Balance:  Solving the Psychiatric Medicine Dilemma and Kids on Meds:  Up-to-Date Information About the Most Commonly Prescribed Psychiatric Medications, a guide to psychiatric medication for non-medically trained mental health professionals.

A graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine, Dr. Kalikow did his residency in psychiatry at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division, and his fellowship in child/adolescent psychiatry at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He teaches at New York Presbyterian Hospital and is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at New York Medical College.

Free; registration is recommended. To attend, register online or call 203.762.6334.