Text Box: Current NIMH-funded projects include (1) the Multi-modal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA Study), for which follow-up assessments are being conducted on young adults who participated in this treatment study in 1995 and 1996, and (2) the Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Girls with ADHD, which currently is conducting 10-year follow-up assessments of girls with ADHD who participated in research-based summer programs in 1997, 1998, and 1999.    Text Box: Professor Hinshaw's second research interest, Stigmatization of Mental Illness, began in 2002 with the publication of his first book on the topic, The Years of Silence are Past: My Father’s Life with Bi-Polar Disorder. He and his research group currently are investigating the extent to which various social and behavioral histories affect the acquaintance-making process and implicit attitudes toward mental illness. Professor Hinshaw recently published The Mark of Shame: Stigma of Mental Illness and an Agenda for Change, which details the long history of mental illness stigmatization, as well as theories regarding this stigmatization of mental illness and its implications for patients, their families, and society as a whole. His newest publication, Breaking the Silence, is a compellation of short stories, written by Mental Health professionals, regarding their and their families’ experiences with mental illness. Please select the links below to learn more about Professor Hinshaw’s current research projects. Text Box: Professor Hinshaw and his research group have two primary research and clinical interests: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Stigmatization of Mental Illness. Professor Hinshaw has a longstanding research program investigating developmental mechanisms underlying ADHD and associated behavioral and emotional problems. His research program exemplifies several central tenets guiding the study of developmental psychopathology; namely (a) ascertaining continuities across, and discontinuities between, normal and atypical development; (b) examining the contribution of familial and peer relationships to normative and non-normative behavior; and (c) considering the interplay of psychobiological and psychosocial factors related to the causation and maintenance of disordered behavior patterns.

Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D.

 

Psychology Department Chair

 

University of California, Berkeley

Social Behavior and ADHD Project

University of California Berkeley

The Hinshaw Lab