Alan ravitz biography

He's also a clinical and forensic family psychiatrist with over 30 years of experience.
I graduated from the University of Michigan in 1970 with a degree in English literature.
Over the last 30 years, I have worked clinically with thousands of children and families, conducted well over 1,000 custody evaluations, and worked with.

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Stimulant medications helped my son with ADHD, but he developed tics. Is there something else we can try?

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There are two types of medications that aren’t stimulants that can help alleviate symptoms of ADHD but are less likely to cause tics.

One is called atomoxetine (sold as Strattera), which is in a class of drugs called norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. Norepinephrine is a natural substance in the brain that is needed to control behavior.

Clonidine (Catapres, Nexicon) and guanfacine (Tenex) are also prescribed for children with ADHD who don’t tolerate stimulants well. Called alpha-adrenergic agonists, these medications were developed to lower high blood pressure, but at the doses we give kids they rarely affect blood pressure

Both clonidine and guanfacine come in a 24-hour-release version (Kapvay and Intuniv), and they are actually sometimes used to treat tics. Parents have found that they also help kids with sleep, and, since they are active around the clock, they help children who have a lot of trouble getting up and ready for school in the morning.

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Alan Ravitz, MD, MS

Alan Ravitz, MD, MS, is the former Director of Forensic Psychiatry and Senior Psychopharmacologist at the Child Mind Institute. He’s also a clinical and forensic family psychiatrist with over 30 years of experience.

Dr. Ravitz graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in English literature, and later received his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. After completing both his general psychiatry residency and child & adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of Chicago, he held several academic positions at the same institution. He went on to become the medical director of the Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, Director of Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Chicago, and Director of Forensic Psychiatry at the NYU Child Study Center.

Dr. Ravitz now runs his own private practice in New York City and has opened a gallery with his wife.

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Four new members inducted into the Hall of Fame

By Natela Cutter

The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held a Hall of Fame induction ceremony Nov. 5, welcoming four new members and simultaneously marking 80 years since the inception of the Institute.

The selectees for 2021 are: retired Air Force Col. Dan Scott, former DLIFLC assistant commandant; retired Army Col. Vladimir Sobichevsky, former DLIFLC commandant; retired faculty member Dr. Luba Grant; and retired Army Master Sergeant Alan Ravitz, a Persian Farsi and Spanish language graduate.

“Each of these inductees has distinguished themselves through their dedication to foreign language and the understanding of foreign cultures,” said DLIFLC Commandant Col. James Kievit. “We want to honor them [as they] join the other members of this distinguished group who have made lasting contributions to language training and military linguist operations within the DoD or whose actions have significantly advanced foreign language policy.”

The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held a Hall of Fame induct