ADHD and Psychosis: Risk, Comorbidity, and Treatment
Dr. Oscar Buckstein, MD
Dr. Bukstein will discuss ADHD as a risk factor for the development of psychotic disorders, patterns of comorbidity, and their treatment.
Dr. Bukstein is currently Senior Attending Psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH). and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
At BCH, Dr. Bukstein has served a Vice-Chair, Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, and Director of Outpatient Services. Prior to coming to Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) in March 2016, Dr Bukstein spent several years in Houston, Texas at the University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center in Houston where he was Professor of Psychiatry and Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and at DePelchin Children’s Center where he was Medical Director. He spent 28 years at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) in Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Dr. Bukstein has over 35 years of practice experience with particular clinical and research expertise in treating youth with substance use disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, aggressive behavior, and disruptive behavior disorders. Dr. Bukstein has a substantial academic record, having authored or co-authored over 200 papers, chapters, or books or other academic products and has received funding by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development.
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