Benjamin Bernard Lahey is an American psychologist and developmental epidemiologist. He is the Irving B. Harris Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Health Studies and Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

. He has conducted research on psychological problems in children, adolescents, and adults such as

ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation that are excessive and pervasive, impairing in multiple ...

and

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, and he was a member of a scientific panel that constructed the current definition of ADHD in the 1990s. He was one of the authors of the papers that first hypothesized a hierarchical organization of dimensions of psychological problems, with a general factor at the top of the hierarchy. He is a fellow of the

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and the

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. He is also a member of both the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and the

Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology The Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP) is an academic and professional society in the United States that was established to encourage the development and advancement of clinical child and adolescent psychology through int ...

, as well as a former president of both organizations. He is the author of "Dimensions of Psychological Problems: Replacing DSM Diagnoses with a More Science-Based and Less Stigmatizing Alternative," published in 2021 by Oxford University Press, which calls for sweeping changes in how we think about psychological problems. Lahey has received the Distinguished Research Award from the Society of Clinical and Adolescent Psychology.

Work

* Oxford University Press published his 2021 book, "Dimensions of psychological problems: Replacing diagnostic categories with a more science-based and less stigmatizing alternative." .

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