
Welcome to the official website of Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., an internationally recognized authority on
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) in children and adults who has dedicated his career
to widely disseminating science-based information about ADHD. Dr. Barkley retired as a Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (1985-2002) and subsequently worked as a Professor of Psychiatry and Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (2003-2016). He is currently a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2016-present). In semi-retirement, he continues to lecture widely and develop continuing education courses for professionals on ADHD and related disorders, as well as consult on research projects, edit
The ADHD Report, and write books, reviews, and research articles.