John J. Ratey, M.D.

John J. Ratey, M.D. Associate Professor Harvard Medical School Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Consultation By: Phone Type of Consultation: Diagnostic, medication, couples issues. About This Expert: John J. Ratey, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and has a private practice in Cambridge,Massachusetts. He has lectured and published many articles on the topic of treating ADD adults using psychoeducation and pharmacotherapy. He pecifically is interested in the impact of ADD on life issues such as relationships, employment, and personal fulfillment. His other major research interest is the treatment of aggressive behaviors across a range of diagnoses. Dr. Ratey has most recently authored the best selling book, A User's Guide to the Brain published by Pantheon Press/Random House. He also co-authored Shadow Syndromes (1997) with Catherine Johnson, Ph.D. He has also co-authored Driven to Distraction (1994) and Answers to Distraction (1995) with Edward Hallowell, M.D., both published by Pantheon Press/Random House. Additionally, he has edited several books including The Neuropsychiatry of Personality Disorders (1994), published by Blackwell Scientific. Ask This Expert a Question Return to the list of Experts