Lily Hechtman

Dr. Lily Hechtman is a Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at McGill University and Director of Research in the Division of Child Psychiatry. Her research has focused on long-term prospective studies of children with ADHD followed into adolescence and adulthood, summarized in: Weiss, G, Hechtman, L: Hyperactive Children Grown Up, second edition, Guilford Press, 1993. Interest in the diagnosis and treatment of adults with ADHD resulted in: Weiss, M, Hechtman, L, Weiss, G: ADHD in Adulthood -...See more

Dr. Lily Hechtman is a Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at McGill University and Director of Research in the Division of Child Psychiatry. Her research has focused on long-term prospective studies of children with ADHD followed into adolescence and adulthood, summarized in: Weiss, G, Hechtman, L: Hyperactive Children Grown Up, second edition, Guilford Press, 1993. Interest in the diagnosis and treatment of adults with ADHD resulted in: Weiss, M, Hechtman, L, Weiss, G: ADHD in Adulthood - A Guide to Current Theory, Diagnosis, and Treatment. The John Hopkins Press, 1999. Drs. Hechtman and Abikoff conducted the first controlled multimodal treatment study of children with ADHD. This study set the stage for the multisite multimodal treatment of children with ADHD (the MTA study). Dr. Hechtman headed one of the sites. Dr. Hechtman has been honored by the American Child and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) organization, and CACAP for "outstanding contributions in service, teaching, and research at the regional, national, and international level." She has also been the recipient of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for ADHD research and the CACAP Paul D. Steinhauer Advocacy Award, as well as the Transcontinental Research Award of Excellence. See less