Peter S. Jensen
Biography
Dr. Jensen is the director of the new Center for the Advancement of Children's Mental Health, putting science to work, and the Ruane Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Prior to that he served for 10 years as associate director of child and adolescent research at NIMH, where he was a major advocate of children's mental health research through scientific investigation, teaching, reviewing, and writing. He was the lead NIMH investigator on the six-site NIMH and Department of Education-funded study of multimodal treatment of ADHD, commonly referred to as the MTA study, and an investigator on several other multisite studies.
Publications
Not Just for Kids: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults
The Importance of Good Communication in Childhood ADHD Treatment
Childhood Depression and Bad Parental Habits
Rising Number of Teen Suicides
Articles
The Importance of Good Communication in Childhood ADHD Treatment
On October 1, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Children with ADHD have difficulty controlling their... [more]
Childhood Depression and Bad Parental Habits
A study by researchers at Columbia University in New York City reported that bad parenting may put children at a higher risk for anxiety and depression. The investigators interviewed nearly 600... [more]
