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Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.: ADHD Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., is the author of the well-known books The Explosive Child and Lost at School, and the originator of a model of care emphasizing collaborative resolutions to the problems contributing to children’s behavioral challenges. He is also associate clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Greene founded the nonprofit Lives in the Balance to provide free, web-based resources and to advocate on behalf of behaviorally challenged kids and their parents, teachers, and other caregivers. He lives in Portland, Maine, with his wife and two children.

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., is a member of ADDitude’s ADHD Medical Review Panel.

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