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Cerulli & Associates In The News
Teens Faking ADHD Just To Get The Drugs?
(NECN, June 2nd, 2010- Video Clip)
A 2009 study in the American Journal of Pediatrics found that abuse of prescription stimulants by teenagers and young adults rose 76% since 1998. A growing number of young people are faking symptoms to get the ADHD medication.
Some physicians are turning to the Quotient ADHD system to weed out drug-seekers pretending to have the disorder.
Behavioral Healthcare: In The Pipeline – Non-Stimulant ADHD Meds
(January 10th, 2o10 – Article)
Theresa Cerulli, MD, a clinical instructor at Harvard University School of Medicine and a consultant to Shire, observes that “the data for Intuniv is positive not only for behavioral problems but also for cognitive problems. Clinicians will need to attend to this benefit because they often niche guanfacine as simply a behavioral agent.” Dr. Cerulli noted that the “higher doses … might [be found] comparable in efficacy to the stimulants.”
New Test for ADHD Proves Useful
(Littleton Independent, Littleton, MA, March 15th, 2010 – Article)
For North Andover neuropsychiatrist Dr. Theresa Cerulli, the test is a boon, one more diagnostic tool she uses to assess a child or an adult for treatment of the disorder. She said her practice specializes in ADHD, or ADD.
“With the test, I have more information over and above the clinical data,” she said. In most cases, she said there are other “co-existing pathologies” that are present with a patient, “so the more information the better.”