Lily Hechtman
Professor
MDCM, FRCPC, US ABPN
- 听She completed a BS. at 平特五不中 in honours physiology and psychology听听
- 听She received her medical training at 平特五不中, receiving her MDCM听听
- 听Dr. Hechtman did her adult psychiatry training in the US at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York听
- 听Training in child psychiatry was at the Montreal Children's Hospital Department of Psychiatry 平特五不中
Dr. Lily Hechtman is a full tenured professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics. Dr. Hechtman has done some of the pioneering research in the area of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The controlled progressive follow-up studies of children with ADHD into adolescence and adulthood helped establish the fact that the condition continues into adulthood and the validity of the adult ADHD diagnosis. Multisite Multimodal Treatment Studies of children with ADHD clearly showed that combined medication and psychosocial treatment was needed for improved academic, social and emotional outcomes. Dr. Hechtman has been continuously funded as a P.I. from the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) since 1988. She is currently funded till 2024. She has trained many Master's, PhD students and Postdoctoral fellows from Canada, U.S.A, Brazil, Israel, Korea, Germany and France.
- Diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents听
- Diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adults听
- Pharmacological treatment of ADHD听
- Design and execution of multimodal treatment studies for ADHD听
- Design and execution of controlled long-term prospective follow-up studies of children with ADHD followed into adolescence and adulthood
- Multimodal treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD听
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy of adults with ADHD听
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy of adolescents with ADHD听
- Long-term maintenance of treatment effects with proper regular follow-up of children and adolescents with ADHD听
- Long-term prospective adult outcome of childhood ADHD听
- Factors which impact adult outcome of children and adolescents with ADHD听
- Factors affecting positive and negative adaptation to quarantine in children and their families during the COVID-10 pandemic听
200 peer reviewed articles, 31 book chapters, 17 articles submitted, 6 books, and 5 book reviews as well as 536 presentations (international, national, and regional).听
- Weiss, G., & Hechtman, L. (1993). Hyperactive children grown up, Second Edition. New York: Guilford Press.听
- Weiss, M., Hechtman, L., & Weiss, G. (1999). ADHD in adulthood: A comprehensive guide to diagnosis and treatment. Johns Hopkins University Press.听
- Hechtman, L. T. (2017). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Adult outcome and its predictors. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press.听
- Hechtman, L., Swanson, J. M., Sibley, M., Stehli, A., Owens, E. B., Mitchell, J. T., Arnold, L. E., Molina, B. S. G., Hinshaw, S. P., Jensen, P. S., Abikoff, H., Algorta, G. P., Howard, A., Hoza, B., Etcovitch, J., Houssais, S., Lakes, K. D., & Nichols, J. Q. (2016). Functional adult outcomes 16 years after childhood diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: MTA results. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 55 (11), 945鈥�952. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.07.774听听
- *Roy, A., Garner, A. A., Epstein, J. N., Hoza, B., Nichols, J. Q., Molina, B., Swanson, J. M., Arnold, L. E., & Hechtman, L. (2020). Effects of Childhood and Adult Persistent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes: Results From the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(8), 952鈥�963. 听
Dr. Hechtman's work has appeared in many high impact journals such as Science, American Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and has resulted in 5 books some of which have gone into second editions.听听
听Her work has been recognized nationally and internationally via many awards and recognitions, notably:听听
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder 鈥淐HADD鈥� its highest recognition, awarded for contributions to advancing the science of ADHD and/or advancing the educational/legislative advocacy mission of CHADD;听听
- Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Paul D. Steinhauer Award, for work as an exceptional advocate for children, adolescents, and their families at the regional, national and international level;听听
- Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Honorary Member Award, for an academic career with outstanding contributions in service, teaching, and research at the regional, national, and international level;听听
- Transcontinental Research Award of Excellence, awarded by the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital Foundation to a researcher whose initiatives have made a unique and significant contribution to pediatric care;听听
- Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, an honor that reflects dedication to the work of the APA and signifies allegiance to the psychiatric profession;听听
- Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, elected on the basis of demonstrated leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies and commitment to advance academic health sciences;听
- Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018, awarded in recognition of the tremendous contribution made to the ADHD field in Canada and worldwide.听