Lawrence H. Diller, MD

Expert Q&A

Adult ADHD Treatment Challenges

November 9, 2023

Lawrence D. Diller, MD.

Private practice in behavioral pediatrics/child and family psychotherapy, Walnut Creek, CA.

Dr. Diller has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Lawrence Diller takes a balanced view on stimulants in adult ADHD and shares practical tips on how to make the diagnosis and avoid medication misuse.

A Balanced Approach to Treating ADHD

November 1, 2014

Lawrence H. Diller, MD

Lawrence Diller, MD. Behavioral/Developmental Pediatrician in Private Practice. Assistant Clinical Professor University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Diller has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Read about this balanced approach, including alternatives to medications, in treating children and adolescents with ADHD in an interview with pediatrician and author Lawrence Diller, MD.

Stimulants: The Case for Caution

September 1, 2006

Lawrence H. Diller, MD

Lawrence H. Diller, MD Private Practice, Behavioral Pediatrics, Walnut Creek, California Clinical Faculty, UCSF School of Medicine Author, The Last Normal Child, Running on Ritalin and Should I Medicate My Child? Dr. Diller has disclosed that he has no significant relationships with or financial interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Diller, as a behavioral pediatrician you certainly prescribe stimulants and other psychiatric medications to children, but at the same time you have spent much of your career speaking and writing about some the potential negative consequences of the excessive use of stimulants. You’ve also studied the history of stimulant use, and have thought about how this can inform our decisions now.

Lawrence H. Diller, MD, on The Use of Stimulants in ADHD

April 1, 2005

Lawrence H. Diller, MD

Lawrence H. Diller, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF School of Medicine Author, Running on Ritalin and Should I Medicate My Child? Dr. Diller has disclosed that he has no significant relationships with or financial interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Diller, you’re a rare bird in the ADHD world in that you are skeptical of our reliance on stimulants for treating this condition, and yet you have an unusually good grasp and appreciation of how and when to use them. What is your background?