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Lily Hechtman is affiliated with the Montreal Children's Hospital in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with significant work in Psychiatry and Mental Health as well as Clinical Psychology.

Their research topics cover various aspects related to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), including Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Children's Physical and Motor Development, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Cognitive Functions and Memory, and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Hechtman has published extensively on ADHD and related areas. Recent papers include:

  • Variable Patterns of Remission From ADHD in the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD, 2021, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Review: Adult Outcome as Seen Through Controlled Prospective Follow-up Studies of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Followed Into Adulthood, 2021, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Association Between Stimulant Treatment and Substance Use Through Adolescence Into Early Adulthood, 2023, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Mutations in sphingolipid metabolism genes are associated with ADHD, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Characteristics and Predictors of Fluctuating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the Multimodal Treatment of ADHD (MTA) Study, 2024, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Stephen P. Hinshaw
  • Brooke S. G. Molina
  • Peter S. Jensen
  • James M. Swanson
  • L. Eugene Arnold

The main venues for their publications are the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UNC Libraries, Journal of Attention Disorders, American Journal of Psychiatry, and JAMA Psychiatry.

Best Publications

  • Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Steven Pliszka;William Bernet;Oscar Bukstein;Heather J. Walter

  • The MTA at 8 Years: Prospective Follow-up of Children Treated for Combined-Type ADHD in a Multisite Study

    Brooke S.G. Molina;Stephen P. Hinshaw;James M. Swanson;L. Eugene Arnold

  • ADHD Comorbidity Findings From the MTA Study: Comparing Comorbid Subgroups

    Peter S. Jensen;Stephen P. Hinshaw;Helena C. Kraemer;Nilantha Lenora

  • Clinical relevance of the primary findings of the MTA: success rates based on severity of ADHD and ODD symptoms at the end of treatment.

    James M. Swanson;Helena C. Kraemer;Stephen P. Hinshaw;L. Eugene Arnold

  • Psychiatric Status of Hyperactives as Adults: A Controlled Prospective 15-Year Follow-up of 63 Hyperactive Children

    Gabrielle Weiss;Lily Hechtman;Thomas Milroy;Terrye Perlman

  • 3-Year Follow-up of the NIMH MTA Study

    Peter S. Jensen;L. Eugene Arnold;James M. Swanson;Benedetto Vitiello

  • What aspects of peer relationships are impaired in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?

    Betsy Hoza;Sylvie Mrug;Alyson C. Gerdes;Stephen P. Hinshaw

  • The Ecological Validity of Delay Aversion and Response Inhibition as Measures of Impulsivity in AD/HD: A Supplement to the NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of AD/HD

    Mary V. Solanto;Howard Abikoff;Howard Abikoff;Edmund Sonuga-Barke;Russell Schachar

  • Findings from the NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA): Implications and applications for primary care providers.

    Peter Jensen;Stephen Hinshaw;James Swanson;Laurence Greenhill

  • Symptom profiles in children with ADHD: effects of comorbidity and gender

    Jeffrey H. Newcorn;Jeffrey M. Halperin;Peter S. Jensen;Howard B. Abikoff

  • Observed classroom behavior of children with ADHD: relationship to gender and comorbidity.

    Howard B. Abikoff;Peter S. Jensen;L. L. Eugene Arnold;Betsy Hoza

  • Self-Perceptions of Competence in Children With ADHD and Comparison Children.

    Betsy Hoza;Alyson C. Gerdes;Stephen P. Hinshaw;L. Eugene Arnold

  • Effects of stimulant medication on growth rates across 3 years in the MTA follow-up

    James M. Swanson;Glen R. Elliott;Laurence L. Greenhill;Timothy Wigal

  • Multimodal Treatment of ADHD in the MTA: An Alternative Outcome Analysis

    C. Keith Conners;Jeffrey N. Epstein;John S. March;Adrian Angold

  • NIMH Collaborative Multisite Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD: I. Background and Rationale

    John E. Richters;L. Eugene Arnold;Peter S. Jensen;Howard Abikoff

  • Family processes and treatment outcome in the MTA: negative/ineffective parenting practices in relation to multimodal treatment.

    Stephen P. Hinshaw;Elizabeth B. Owens;Karen C. Wells;Helena C. Kraemer

  • Symptomatic Improvement in Children With ADHD Treated With Long-Term Methylphenidate and Multimodal Psychosocial Treatment

    Howard Abikoff;Lily Hechtman;Rachel G. Klein;Gabrielle Weiss

  • Peer-Assessed Outcomes in the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

    Betsy Hoza;Alyson C. Gerdes;Sylvie Mrug;Stephen P. Hinshaw

  • Hyperactives as young adults: a controlled prospective ten-year follow-up of 75 children.

    Gabrielle Weiss;Lily Hechtman;Terrye Perlman;Joyce Hopkins

  • Medication Treatment Strategies in the MTA Study: Relevance to Clinicians and Researchers

    Laurence L. Greenhill;Howard B. Abikoff;L. Eugene Arnold;Dennis P. Cantwell

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Swanson
James M. Swanson University of California, Irvine
Stephen P. Hinshaw
Stephen P. Hinshaw University of California, Berkeley
L. Eugene Arnold
L. Eugene Arnold The Ohio State University
Betsy Hoza
Betsy Hoza University of Vermont
Karen C. Wells
Karen C. Wells Duke University
Jeffrey H. Newcorn
Jeffrey H. Newcorn Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
William E. Pelham
William E. Pelham Florida International University
Benedetto Vitiello
Benedetto Vitiello University of Turin
Glen R. Elliott
Glen R. Elliott Children's Health Council
Howard Abikoff
Howard Abikoff New York University

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