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E266 - ADHD Treatment in the Real World: Prescribing Trends and Patient Outcomes with Dr. Ryan Sultán
In this episode, Dr. Andy Cutler talks with Dr. Ryan Sultán about the evolving landscape of ADHD—why diagnoses and prescriptions have risen across age groups, what recent prescribing data reveal, and how these trends align with real-world clinical experience. They explore how ADHD medications affect not just symptoms but broader outcomes like school, work, and safety, while also addressing concerns about overdiagnosis, misuse, and disparities in access to care.
Dr. Ryan Sultan is a board-certified adult and child psychiatrist specializing in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and assistant professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He is the Medical Director of NYC-based Integrative Psychiatry, where he assesses and treats patients using a combination of psychological, social, environmental, and pharmacological modalities. Integrative Psychiatry also provides ADHD treatment in Miami. As an ADHD psychiatrist, he conducts extensive ADHD research with a focus on using big data to improve ADHD treatment in real world settings, advocating for non-pharmacological interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for ADHD, coaching, and digital tools as a foundational treatment that precedes or supplements medication. He
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