Psychology Colloquium focuses on treatment of ADHD

Daniel Waschbusch, professor of Psychiatry and associate vice chair for Research at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, talks about the treatment of ADHD 5 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in Room 132 of DeBartolo Hall as part of the Youngstown State University Department of Psychology Colloquium Series.

The event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Mahoning Valley Mental Health Speaker Series and the YSU Department of Psychology.

The title of the presentation is “Empirically supported treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: What do parents want and how should we deliver it?”

Waschbusch is a clinical scientist whose research focuses on advancing the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders, including ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder. His recent work has focused on examining whether callous-unemotional traits predict or moderate response to treatment in children with DBDs, as well as adapting empirically supported treatments to improve treatment response.

The talk is of particular interest to professionals in youth mental health or school-related fields, parents (especially those whose children with ADHD), students, faculty and with interests in evidence-based treatments for ADHD.