Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention Deficit Disorder
In Adults

Welcome to the Adult ADD web site. It is designed for people interested in the diagnosis and treatment of Adult ADD. It was created and is maintained by Marc D. Schwartz, MD director of the Adult ADD Center of Branford, CT and Nicholas Schwartz, MD an Adult ADD specialist in New York City.

For those who like to read quickly (or have a short attention span), important concepts on many pages are presented in bold.

Click here to begin a guided tour about ADD and its treatment. Or you can take a self guided tour by selecting topics from the table of contents below or from the menus at the top and bottom of this page.

For professional guidance about the diagnosis or treatment of a specific individual you know, please contact a mental health professional. Do not use the information on this site to diagnose or treat yourself. Reading this site does not establish a doctor-patient relationship between you and the professionals associated with it.

Dr. Schwartz is unable to respond personally to requests for the names of specialists throughout the country. A few specialists, recommended by visitors to this site, are listed on the Adult ADD Forum page. If you know of others you would like to recommend on the basis of your own experience with them, please email me with their name and contact information.

Table of Contents of the Site

Find out whether you (or someone you know) may have Adult ADD

Understand the diagnosis of ADD

Learn about the evaluation and treatment of Adult ADD

Learn about medications used to treat ADD

Learn how to keep ADD from interfering with your relationship with your psychiatrist, psychologist, coach, primary care provider, or spouse

Get the answers to dozens of questions people have asked Dr. Schwartz about the diagnosis and treatment of Adult ADD

Search for specific information about ADD on this site or on the web

Find an ADD specialist on the web

If you are a clinician, get information about diagnosing and treating ADD

View the professional biography of Marc Schwartz, MD (New Haven. CT) or to get information about contacting him

View the professional biography of Nicholas Schwartz, MD (New York, NY) or to get information about contacting him

Start the guided tour about ADD and its treatment.

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Self Guided Tour

For help considering whether you (or someone you know) may have Adult ADD, click on one of the choices below:

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To learn about the treatment of Adult ADD:

Most people don't know what treatment with ADD is like. Click here to read about the treatment experience of a few of Dr. Schwartz's patients. (Patient-identifying information has been modified.)
The most important parts of treatment are the doctor's knowledge and a collaborative doctor-patient relationship. They are what will determine how effective the other components of treatment are. Given a knowledgeable doctor and a good doctor-patient relationship, the next most important component of treatment is usually medication. Click here to learn how Dr. Schwartz uses medication in his ADD practice. Dr. Schwartz's first choice of a ADD medication for treating ADD is usually Vyvanse. (Dr. Schwartz has no commercial or other relationship with the manufacturer of Vyvanse or any other medication.) Click here for information about this medication.
Learn about the treatment effects of the most commonly used types of ADD medications, the amphetamines (Vyvanse, Adderall, Dexedrine, etc) and the methylphenidates (Ritalin, Focalin, Methylin, Concerta, etc).
For a comparison of the effects of Adderall and Ritalin, click here.
Some specific information about medications for ADD can be found on the Questions and Answers page.

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Use the box below to search for information about Adult ADD.

To find an ADD specialist on the web, type the following terms into the search box above:

Adult ADD [plus either the word Psychiatrist or Neurologist or Coach] [plus the name of your city and state].

Then click the "entire Web" choice and press Enter.

Or you can check out the ADD specialist directories at ADD Consults or ADD Resources.

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