Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Burlington VT
Stone House Associates
Specialties
Psychiatry & Psychology, Assessment and Treatment Adults, Adolescents and Children Individual Psychotherapy Psychological Evaluations Anxiety, Depression, Life Transistions, Women's Issues, Parenting Concerns, Coping with Medical Issues
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted: Most.Cigna, MVP, BC/BS, Magellan, United Behavioral Health, CBA, United Health, Tricare, Medicaid, Medicare, First Health, Teamsters, One Health Plan, Aetna, Great-West, and many others.
Medicare Accepted: Yes
Doctor Information
Primary Hospital: FAHC
Psychiatry
Gender
Male
Education
Graduation Year: 2007
Psychiatry
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Tufts Univ Sch Of Med, Boston Ma 02111
Graduation Year: 1970
Psychiatry
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Tx Med Branch Galveston, Galveston Tx 77550
Graduation Year: 1968
Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Oh State Univ Coll Of Med, Columbus Oh 43210
Graduation Year: 1985
Psychiatry
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi 48109
Graduation Year: 1984
Psychiatry
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: George Washington Univ Sch Of Med & Hlth Sci, Washington Dc 20037
Graduation Year: 1994
Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Vt Coll Of Med, Burlington Vt 05405
Graduation Year: 1976
M
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Vt Coll Of Med
Year of Graduation: 1988
Speciality
Psychiatrist
General Information
Accepting New Patients: Yes
RateMD Rating
1.5, out of 5 based on 2, reviews.
Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Yale Univ Sch Of Med, New Haven Ct 06510
Graduation Year: 1982
Hospital
Hospital: Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vt
Group Practice: Otter Creek Assoc
Zinc Zeroes in on ADHD
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Many parents of kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) go along only reluctantly with doctors’ prescriptions for drugs like Ritalin. Now there’s evidence that adding zinc to the mix can help get kids back on track—and perhaps allow them to cut back on their meds.
Researchers at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran found that children with ADHD who took zinc supplements in addition to Ritalin improved faster over a six-week period than a group taking only Ritalin and a placebo. They were better able to sit still and concentrate on their schoolwork, and parents and teachers rated them as less quarrelsome. Shahin Akhonzadeh, neuropharmacologist and lead author, says that zinc aids in the production of dopamine and melatonin, brain chemicals thought to be out of balance in kids with ADHD. Future research, he says, will examine whether extra zinc can reduce the dose of Ritalin a child needs.
Because too much zinc can bring on nausea and stomach problems, Akhonzadeh recommends that kids take zinc only if blood, hair, or urine tests confirm they’re deficient. If they’re not, he says, they should just eat more zinc-rich foods. Oysters are at the top of the list, but if your child’s palate isn’t that sophisticated, other good sources include red meat, poultry, beans, nuts, fish, whole grains, fortified cereals, and dairy products.
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