Stephen Vincent Faraone (born July 27, 1956) is an American

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and explanation, interpretatio ...

who is a distinguished professor of

psychiatry Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of deleterious mental disorder, mental conditions. These include matters related to cognition, perceptions, Mood (psychology), mood, emotion, and behavior. ...

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and

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and president of the World Federation of ADHD. Involved in research since 1978, he is an expert on

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 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 con ...

(ADHD) and related disorders and is considered one of the most influential psychologists in the world.

Education and career

Faraone graduated in 1978 from the

State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public university, public research university in Stony Brook, New York, United States, on Long Island. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is on ...

with a BA in

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. He then went to the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (U of I, UIowa, or Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized int ...

where he obtained his

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and

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. Faraone completed a postdoctoral clinical psychology internship and a research fellowship at

Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...

. After completing his post-doctoral fellowship at Brown, Faraone came to the Harvard Department of Psychiatry, where he began a career in psychiatric genetics. He first served as an instructor in 1985, and as an

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in 1989. He was promoted to associate professor in 1993 and Full Professor in 2002. In 2004, he moved to

where he is now Distinguished Professor of

Psychiatry Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of deleterious mental disorder, mental conditions. These include matters related to cognition, perceptions, Mood (psychology), mood, emotion, and behavior. ...

and of

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and

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. He is also Senior Scientific Advisor to the Research Program Pediatric Psychopharmacology at the

Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General or MGH) is a teaching hospital located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the original and largest clinical education and research facility of Harvard Medical School/Harvar ...

and a lecturer at

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. Faraone has been principal investigator on several

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-funded grants studying the nature and causes of mental disorders in childhood. He is one of the world's leading authorities on the genetics of

psychiatric disorders A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. A mental disorder is ...

and has also made substantial contributions to research in

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and

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. He led the International Consensus Statement on ADHD, and heads The ADHD Evidence Project, which curates evidence-based information about ADHD. Faraone is a member of the European ADHD Guidelines Group (EAGG) and has founded the ADHD Molecular Genetics Network and the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders.

Awards and honors

Faraone has authored over 700 journal articles, editorials, chapters, and books, and was the eighth-highest producer of High Impact Papers in Psychiatry from 1990 to 1999 as determined by the

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(ISI). In 2005, ISI determined him to be the second-highest cited author in the area of ADHD and in 2007, he was the third most highly cited researcher in psychiatry for the preceding decade. From 2014 to 2021 he has been listed as a highly cited researcher by Thomson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics. In 2019 and 2020, his citation metrics placed him in the top 0.01% of scientists across all fields. In 2002, Faraone was inducted into the CHADD Hall of Fame in recognition of outstanding achievement in medicine and education research on attention disorders. In 2004 and 2008, Faraone was elected vice president of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics and in 2019 he received the Paul Hoch Award from the

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. In 2008, he received the SUNY Upstate President's Award for Excellence and Leadership in Research. In 2019 he was elected president of the World Federation of ADHD. In 2022 he was elected to the

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Research Funding and Financial Disclosures

Faraone's research has been funded by the U.S. National Institute of Health, the European Union and the following companies: Otsuka, Shire/Takeda, Ironshore, McNeil, Janssen and Supernus. He has received income or potential income from Aardvark, Rhodes, OnDosis, Oysta, Sky Therapeutics, AIMH, Tris, Otsuka, Arbor, Ironshore, KemPharm/Corium, Akili, Supernus, Shire/Takeda, Atentiv, Noven, Axsome, Johnson & Johnson/Kenvue and Genomind. With his institution, he has US patent US20130217707 A1 for the use of sodium-hydrogen exchange inhibitors in the treatment of ADHD. These disclosures are routinely reported in relevant publications.

Books published

* Tsuang MT, Faraone SV. ''The Genetics of Mood Disorders'', Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins; 1990 * Faraone SV, Tsuang, D, Tsuang MT. ''Genetics of Mental Disorders: A Guide for Students, Clinicians, and Researchers'', New York, NY: Guilford;1999. * Faraone, S.V. ''Straight Talk About Your Child’s Mental Health: What To Do When Something Seems Wrong'', New York, NY: Guilford, 2003. * Tsuang MT, Faraone SV & Glatt SG ''Schizophrenia: The Facts'', Oxford University Press; 2011. * Faraone, S.V. & Antshel, K. ''ADHD: Non-Pharmacologic Interventions'' Elsevier, 2014

References

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