Faculty Positions
Formerly on the faculty of the Yale School of Medicine for seven years where he
directed The Clinic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders at the Yale
Child Study Center. He also directed The Clinic for Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity while he was a tenured faculty member at Vanderbilt University
School of Medicine.
Centers
In July, 1993, Dr. Hunt founded The Center for Attention and Hyperactivity
Disorders, as a site for treatment and research in child and adult ADD. The
Center offers sophisticated medication treatment and research. It also provides
group psychotherapy for children, adolescents and adults, and family and
individual counseling. The Center has established an Educational Division that
provides school consultation and a novel, Multi-Sensory Interactive Educational
Curriculum.
Collaborations & Consultations
The Center is currently developing affiliates and satellites programs in the
Southeast, including Chattanooga, Jackson and Knoxville,TN, Evansville,IN, and
beyond. Dr. Hunt provides physician consultation regarding complex ADD cases via
phone, video conferencing, and computer assessment – to help physicians treat
and retain these patients within their practice.
Software, Video, Media
Dr. Hunt also directs Psychiatric Information and Education Systems, dedicated
to development of advanced computerized cognitive and personality assessments.
SmartSoft-ADD provides clinicians, parents and educators an efficient assistance
in assessment and monitoring of treatment response, SmartSoft-ADD included
Behavior Ratings, PIES produces videotapes about ADD for parents, teachers and
physicians. Dr. Hunt is developing a TV and radio program on Mental Health and
Wellness issues called “Hunt for Health.”
Medication Research
Dr. Hunt is a nationally recognized expert in ADHD and in Pediatric
Psychopharmacology. He has been developing new medication treatments for ADHD
and studying the neurobiology of this disorder. Dr. Hunt performed the first
studies of Clonidine, Tenex and Adderall in ADD. Dr. Hunt is currently
pioneering research in the use of Spect scan brain imaging for understanding
underlying brain mechanisms in complex psychiatric patients.
Professional & Corporate Speaking
Dr Hunt is nationally-known as an informative and entertaining speaker to
professional and parent groups regarding problems of children and of adults with
ADHD.—and on increasing executive productivity. He teaches physicians about the
use of medication and therapeutic interventions with complex ADD.