adult adhd

i am looking for an adult psychiatrist who is open to / believes that adhd is a real thing (from my understanding, many do not). i am not looking for anyone to jump into a quick diagnosis, but would do a thorough testing in figuring it out. any recommendations are very appreciated!  thank you!


My husband sees Dr. Cannella in West Orange.  He is also good at dealing with real life situations.  For example, most ADHD meds that are extended release last for about 8 hours.  My husband works a 12 hour shift, so for the last few hours of his shift he was scatterbrained and not able to function properly.  His old doc just kept upping the dose, higher than my husband needed, but it would still wear off before the end of his shift.  When he switched to Dr. Cannella, his dose was lowered back to where my husband felt it was effective without jittery side effects, and he was then given a smaller "boost" dose to get him through the last few hours of his shift. 


thank you, spontaneous. -much appreciated!


Mark Faber, MD, in Upper Montclair.


I highly recommend Madelyn Petrow-Cohen in Maplewood. She helped me a lot, and is an expert in ADD, child and adult.



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