For Immediate Release
Contact: Rob Grant, Communications Director
202.966.7300, Ext. 119
rgrant@aacap.org
Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator
202.966.7300, Ext. 154
agreenberg@aacap.org
Washington, D.C., October 22, 2009 —The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce James J. McGough, M.D., as the recipient of the 2009 Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder. His paper, “CBCL Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Profile and ADHD: Comorbidity and Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis,” was published in the October 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
“It was my hope in pursuing this project to find common ground among dedicated clinicians who disagree on fine points of semantics and nosology, but who remain committed to improving the lives of some of our most seriously impaired youth,” Dr. McGough stated. “Our identification of genomic regions that might harbor risk genes for severe psychopathology stands on the work of many other astute clinician-investigators, both within the Academy and in the larger field of child mental health.”
Dr. McGough’s research included 540 subjects with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), ages five to eighteen, and their parents. After assessing both parents and children, Dr. McGough identified genomic regions that may harbor susceptibility genes for the CBCL-PBD quantitative phenotype. Additionally, the study found a significant subset of ADHD patients with significant comorbidity. This conclusion indicates that certain genomic regions merit further investigation for genes predisposed to severe psychopathology.
Dr. McGough presents, “Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Profile and ADHD: Comorbidity and Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis,” during Honors Presentation 8 on Saturday, October 31 from 8:30 to 9:20 a.m. at AACAP’s Annual Meeting at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii.
For more information on this award, please contact Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator, at 202.966.7300 ext. 154 or agreenberg@aacap.org.
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Representing over 7,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists nationwide, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is the leading authority on children's mental health. AACAP members actively research, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders affecting children, adolescents, and their families.
Contact: Rob Grant, Communications Director
202.966.7300, Ext. 119
rgrant@aacap.org
Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator
202.966.7300, Ext. 154
agreenberg@aacap.org
Washington, D.C., October 22, 2009 —The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce James J. McGough, M.D., as the recipient of the 2009 Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder. His paper, “CBCL Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Profile and ADHD: Comorbidity and Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis,” was published in the October 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
“It was my hope in pursuing this project to find common ground among dedicated clinicians who disagree on fine points of semantics and nosology, but who remain committed to improving the lives of some of our most seriously impaired youth,” Dr. McGough stated. “Our identification of genomic regions that might harbor risk genes for severe psychopathology stands on the work of many other astute clinician-investigators, both within the Academy and in the larger field of child mental health.”
Dr. McGough’s research included 540 subjects with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), ages five to eighteen, and their parents. After assessing both parents and children, Dr. McGough identified genomic regions that may harbor susceptibility genes for the CBCL-PBD quantitative phenotype. Additionally, the study found a significant subset of ADHD patients with significant comorbidity. This conclusion indicates that certain genomic regions merit further investigation for genes predisposed to severe psychopathology.
Dr. McGough presents, “Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Profile and ADHD: Comorbidity and Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis,” during Honors Presentation 8 on Saturday, October 31 from 8:30 to 9:20 a.m. at AACAP’s Annual Meeting at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii.
For more information on this award, please contact Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator, at 202.966.7300 ext. 154 or agreenberg@aacap.org.
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Representing over 7,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists nationwide, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is the leading authority on children's mental health. AACAP members actively research, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders affecting children, adolescents, and their families.
