July 19, 2006

Local doctor recognized for role in breakthrough ADHD study

Yousha Mirza, child and adolescent psychiatrist at Children's Hospital of Michigan , received the 2006 Young Investigator Award from the Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmacology. He was lead investigator in a study conducted by the hospital and Wayne State University that examined MRI brain images of 35 children, uncovering variances between the sizes of children's brains with ADHD alone and those with ADHD plus another disruptive disorder. The findings were compared to data for healthy children.

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