Edward Hallowell (psychiatrist)

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Edward Hallowell
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Hallowell talking about the brain
NationalityAmerican
EducationPhillips Exeter Academy
Harvard College (BA)
Tulane University School of Medicine (MD)
OccupationPsychiatrist
Medical career
FieldADHD
Notable worksThe Distraction Series

Edward McKey Hallowell is an American psychiatrist, speaker, New York Times best-selling author and podcast host. He specializes in ADHD and is the founder of the Hallowell ADHD Centers. Hallowell is the author of 20 books, including the Distraction series, co-authored with Dr. John Ratey, and hosts the Distraction podcast.[1][2]

Education[]

Hallowell is an alumnus of Phillips Exeter Academy. He received a bachelor's degree in English from Harvard College[2] and a medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine.[3] Hallowell completed his residency in adult and child psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.[4]

ADHD career[]

Hallowell has been treating people of all ages with ADHD since 1981, and has stated that he has ADHD.[5] However, he has never been officially diagnosed.[6] He said that “the biggest problem we face in terms of the perception of ADHD is ignorance and stigma and “contentiousness around ADHD is simply rooted in ignorance.”[7] Hallowell believes ADHD is due to a "biochemical imbalance in the brain".[8] His approach to the condition uses a strength-based model—developed with Driven to Distraction co-author Dr. John Ratey—that is based on the tenets of positive psychology and takes a more holistic view of ADHD, rather than seeing it purely as a disorder with negative symptoms. This model was new to the field.[9][10]

Using this treatment model, Hallowell founded the ADHD Hallowell Centers to support and treat people with ADHD. There are currently six locations in the United States, including New York City, Seattle and Boston.[11][12] Hallowell states that there are four key aspects to treatment for ADHD: learning as much as possible about the condition in order to “know what it is, and what it is not” and to understand the specific symptoms that a person has;[13] getting a coach to help with the executive functioning type tasks that people with ADHD tend to struggle with;[14] lifestyle changes, including good nutrition, sleep and physical exercise;[15] and medication, if it is beneficial for the individual.[16] On September 15, 2005, Hallowell said, "Whenever you get someone with ADHD diagnosed and treated successfully, everyone wins. Along with behavioral therapy, medication is good because it can improve adults' relationships, parenting skills, job performance, even their sex lives".[17]

Hallowell supports the official and updated definition of ADHD developed by the DSM-5 Task Force.[18] ADHD does not always include hyperactivity, and Hallowell says that this type, known as ADHD Inattentive Type, occurs frequently in women.[19] In 2020, Hallowell said that the term Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a horrible term, and that “individuals with ADHD don’t have a deficiency of attention, but an abundance of it.” Hallowell claims that ADHD does not always include hyperactivity but can include an inability to follow through on assignments at work or at school, misplacing things, avoiding tasks or getting distracted easily.[20] Hallowell also believes that hyperactivity can be a misleading symptom and can lead to individuals going undiagnosed in some cases.

Hallowell and Ratey created a new term, VAST (Variable Attention Stimulus Trait), to describe ADHD more effectively, and wrote about this extensively in their new book, published in January 2021.[21][22][23] VAST derives from the fact that people with ADHD are drawn to high stimulation situations and their attention varies based on the level of stimulation within the situation.[7] Hallowell also created the term sensitive euphoria: when individuals with ADHD are criticized or rejected, they typically wilt, while forms of encouragement and recognition help them immensely.[7]

Hallowell has written over 20 books on ADHD and other psychological topics, writes a monthly blog about the topic and is a regular contributor to ADDitude Magazine. He also serves on the ADHD Medical Review Panel for ADDitude.[24] In 2018, he was awarded the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ Leader of Mental Health Awareness Award.[25] Hallowell hosts the Distraction podcast twice a week and has done so since 2015. In October 2020, he began posting educational videos on TikTok.[26][27][1]

Claims[]

In a 2013 interview, Hallowell said that, when used properly, stimulant medication is safe and benefits patients with ADHD in 80% of cases. He said children as young as 4 years old can use it and that his oldest patient was 86 years old.[28] Hallowell estimated that 15% of the population have ADHD.[28]

In a 2014 Forbes Magazine article, Hallowell claimed that people with ADD are imaginative and creative like American colonizers. He also said that the resulting American gene pool is the "American edge."[29]

Hallowell describes the ADHD brain as a Ferrari engine with bicycle brakes.[30][31]

In 2018, he said, "...prisons are full of people with undiagnosed ADHD, as are the lines of the unemployed, the marginalized, the addicted and the depressed. ADHD can ruin a person’s life, or hold them back from ever reaching their full potential". A study conducted in 2018 found that 25% of the prison population had undiagnosed ADHD.[32][33]

Books[]

Hallowell has authored 20 books. His Distraction series, co-authored with Dr John Ratey, is focused on a strength-based approach to ADHD.

Distraction series[]

  • ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction - From Childhood Through Adulthood[34] - January 12, 2021
  • Driven to Distraction (Revised):[35] Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder Paperback - September 13, 2011 with John Ratey
  • Answers to Distraction[36] - January 12, 2010 with John Ratey
  • Delivered from Distraction:[37] Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder - December 27, 2005 with John Ratey
  • Driven to Distraction at Work:[38] How to Focus and Be More Productive - January 1, 2003
  • Married to Distraction:[39] How to Restore Intimacy and Strengthen Your Partnership in an Age of Interruption - February 8, 2011 with Sue Hallowell

Other books[]

  • Finding the Heart of the Child (1993) Essays on Children, Families, and Schools - January 1, 1997
  • When You Worry About The Child You Love (1997) - August 27, 1997
  • Worry: Hope and Help for a Common Condition - September 14, 1998
  • Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your Soul - April 1, 2001
  • Human Moments: How to Find Meaning and Love in Your Everyday Life  – September 7, 2001
  • Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People  – January 13, 2011
  • The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness: Five Steps to Help Kids Creeate and Sustain Lifelong Joy - August 26, 2003
  • A Walk in the Rain With a Brain - Picture Book, September 28, 2004
  • Dare to Forgive: The Power of Letting Go and Moving On  - January 15, 2006
  • Crazy Busy:[40] Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap! Strategies for Handling Your Fast-Paced Life  – March 27, 2007
  • Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child  – February 23, 2010
  • Because I Come From A Crazy Family (The Making of a Psychiatrist) - June 12, 2018

Personal life[]

Hallowell grew up in Chatham, Massachusetts.[41] His father suffered from bipolar disorder and initially received psychiatric treatment for misdiagnosed schizophrenia.[42][43] His mother remarried and subsequently divorced an abusive alcoholic.[44] Hallowell had two brothers: John, who became a Hollywood reporter and died in 2015, and Ben, who graduated from the Naval Academy.[45]

Hallowell lives in the Boston, Massachusetts, area with his wife, Sue, a social worker. They have three adult children.[46]

Legal issue[]

In May 2015, Hallowell was charged for allegedly groping a makeup artist at an interview taping in 2014, which he denied entirely. Hallowell told police the incident was a misunderstanding and any touching was "inadvertent". The accuser later said she "may have misconstrued [his] intention" and that she did not wish for Hallowell to be prosecuted. In September 2015, a judge ordered the charges to be dropped.[47][48]

References[]

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  39. ^ Hallowell, Edward M.; Hallowell, Sue; Orlov, Melissa (2011). Married to distraction: how to restore intimacy and strengthen your partnership in an age of interruption (Ballantine books trade paperback ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-50800-3. OCLC 646113441.
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