Mental Health Radio

Dr. Adler is vice chair of education and director of the Adult ADHD Program in the Department of Psychiatry, as well as a professor of psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry, at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. His passions and main interests are in research and clinical diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of adults with ADHD. Dr. Adler has been a principal contributor to numerous new treatment trials in adult ADHD and also in the development of new scales to diagnose and evaluate symptoms of adult ADHD. A thought leader in adult ADHD, he has been interviewed numerous times by national media, including television and print.

Dr. Aronoff is a clinical professor of psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center, and attending psychiatrist emeritus at Lenox Hill Hospital. A past clinical researcher, he currently maintains a private practice of clinical and forensic psychiatry. He has held positions in the American Psychiatric Association for more than 20 years and is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the organization. He is a book author and has written multiple professional articles and opinion pieces. He has been on the New York magazine and Castle Connolly Guide lists of best doctors.

Dr. Diaz is a Clinical Child Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the NYU Child Study Center at NYU Langone Health. . She joined NYU in 2011, after receiving her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Maryland - College Park (2009) and completing a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Dr. Diaz specializes in behavioral and parenting interventions for children with ADHD and disruptive behavior disorders. In addition to this area of specialty, Dr. Diaz developed and teaches an undergraduate course as part of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Studies minor at NYU, entitled twentysomething, though which she has developed additional expertise in the development of young adults. Dr. Diaz regularly shares her expertise through various media channels, including on-air interviews with Diane Sawyer as part of a 20/20 primetime special entitled Screentime and the Emmy-award winning special Protect Our Children: Coping, Stress, & Moving Forward on ABC. She appeared on the CBS Morning Show with Gayle King to help launch the award-winning documentary about ADHD, The Disruptors, in which she was featured as an ADHD expert. 

Dr. Evans is the clinical director of Faculty Group Practice, and director of training in psychology at the Child Study Center at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, NYU Langone Health. She specializes in ADHD behavior disorders, anxiety, and mood disorders, and is a clinical assistant professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Evans coordinated the clinical trial, “Treatment of Adolescent Suicide Attempters,” for the Child Study Center, and has appeared on several TV programs, including ABC News and NBC News

Pantea Farahmand MD is a psychiatrist board certified in adult, child and adolescent and addictions psychiatry.  She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Health, and works as an inpatient child psychiatrist at Bellevue hospital. She teaches courses on adolescent addiction to New York University and participates in clinical research with interests related to child and adolescent substance use disorders. 

Nationally recognized psychologist and anxiety specialist Dr. Thea Gallagher is a clinical assistant professor, as well as digital mental health, outcomes, and wellness coordinator at NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Gallagher specializes in prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD patients, exposure and response prevention for OCD, and other cognitive behavioral treatments for conditions such as social phobia, panic disorder, eating disorders, anxiety, and depression.

Dr. Marmar is the chair of the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health, and professor of psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. His research has led to breakthroughs in the understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through the study of police officers, soldiers in combat, veterans, and civilians who have been exposed to sudden, usually life-threatening events.
 

Dr. Phillips is the medical director of the Bellevue Hospital Home-Based Crisis Intervention Program and an attending psychiatrist in the Bellevue Hospital Child and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program, both intensive outpatient programs treating children and adolescents at an especially high risk of psychiatric hospitalization. His clinical expertise lies at the intersection of trauma-related disorders, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and suicidality. He also specializes in mindfulness practice. He is a clinical assistant professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and also teaches undergraduate courses in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies (CAMS) curriculum at NYU ranging from resilience to disruptive behavior disorders to the impact of cannabis use on the developing brain.

Dr. Shatkin leads the educational efforts of the Child Study Center at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone Health, where he is vice chair for education and professor of child and adolescent psychiatry and pediatrics at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. A consummate physician who cares for patients each day, Dr. Shatkin is one of the country’s foremost voices in child and adolescent mental health. He has authored more than 100 articles, chapters, and published abstracts throughout his career, along with three books; and he is the founder and director of the nation’s largest undergraduate mental health studies program, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies (CAMS) at NYU.

Dr. Jessica Stern is a clinical assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She specializes in the treatment of trauma-related disorders, depression, anxiety, addiction, stress management, and adult ADHD. She uses short-term evidence-based psychotherapies (skills-based treatments backed by science)—such as cognitive behavioral therapies, and acceptance and commitment therapy—to help her patients develop skills and meet individual goals. She is a frequent media contributor to print press, television, and radio; and she provides national consultation to organizations and providers on treatment approaches.