EP166 - Dr. Itai Danovitch on ADHD

Dr. Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He earned his bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley and his medical doctorate from the UCLA School of Medicine. He completed psychiatry residency at Columbia University, an addiction psychiatry fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a Master of Business Administration at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Dr. Danovitch’s clinical practice and research is focused on the treatment of substance use disorders and the integration of medical and mental health services. His current research is funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). He is the author of over 80 articles and book chapters and co-editor of two books on substance use disorders. Dr. Danovitch is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and past president of the California Society of Addiction Medicine. He also serves as a Governor-appointed state Commissioner on the California Mental Health Services Commission. We talked about Nature vs. Nurture, the possible causes of ADHD, stimulant meds, the stunning similarities between ADHD and Addiction and what parents can do in the case of a diagnosis. 📑 DOWNLOAD FREE PDF: "ADHD Diagnosis Survival Guide": https://www.adhdisover.com 💻 SCHEDULE FREE ADHD COACHING EXPLORATION SESSION WITH ROMAN: https://calendly.com/romanwyden/adhd-is-over-exploration-session 🎧 LISTEN TO 'ADHD IS OVER' PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/show/7odBbcRrEk4ajMZJBtEnUx?si=f83a8704dced4979 📫 SIGN UP FOR 'ADHD IS OVER' E-MAIL UPDATES: https://www.adhdisover.com 💊 FOLLOW 'ADHD IS OVER' ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/adhdisover BONUS OPPORTUNITY: 📘 Purchase Roman's Kindle Book "Intimacy Is" on Amazon: https://a.co/d/ch6AAxU