New From Dr. Hallowell:

Mind Matters* — The Newsletter of
Information and Opinion About Psychology
and the Brain from the Hallowell Center.

$49.95 for 12 monthly issues

Call the center at (978)287-0810 to subscribe

*for more information see below

Edward (Ned) Hallowell, MD is a child and adult psychiatrist practicing in Cambridge and Concord, MA. A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, and Tulane Medical School, Dr. Hallowell did his residency in psychiatry at the Mass. Mental Health Center and followed this with a Fellowship in Child Psychiatry, also at Mass. Mental. He is currently an instructor in psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School.

Since the completion of his training Dr. Hallowell has consulted to various businesses and institutions and maintains a lively interest in management strategies and psychology. He lectures widely to business audiences on bal ancing life, managing worry, and developing and sustaining connections to people, institutions and ideas. Pantheon Books has published his latest book, WORRY: CONTROLLING IT AND USING IT WISELY.

Dr. Hallowell has specialized in the treatment of learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder. He has written two best sellers on the subject, DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION and ANSWERS TO DISTRACTION. He has also written a book about children's emotional and learning problems that have a genetic or biological basis or component, called WHEN YOU WORRY ABOUT THE CHILD YOU LOVE: EMOTIONAL AND LEARNING PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN (Winner of CHILD Magazine Best of the Year Book Award, 1996).

Dr. Hallowell also has specialized in school consultation and has consulted to numerous schools nation-wide. He has written widely about childhood and has co-authored a book with Michael Thompson entitled FINDING THE HEART O F THE CHILD: ESSAYS ON CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS.

Dr. Hallowell conducts a private practice in Cambridge, and he is the founder and director of the Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health, a center in Concord, MA specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of lea rning and attentional problems in adults and children. He lectures widely to businesses and educational institutions.

He and his wife, Sue George Hallowell, a psychiatric social worker, live in Arlington, MA with their three children, Lucy, Jack, and Tucker.

The Hallowell Center in Concord, MA is a place that combines the warmth and friendliness of we all look for in life with up-to-date medical/psychological information and practices. Dr. Hallowell has this to say, "I worry th at modern life is growing increasingly disconnected, devoid of the little touches and personal connections that make life feel comfortable and safe. At my Center I hope to combine the human touch with technical expertise — hence the motto of the Center, 'Direction through Connection'."

To stay in contact with Dr. Hallowell's work and the issues he has touched upon in his lectures and books, you may subscribe to his newsletter, MIND MATTERS — The Newsletter of Information and Opinion About Psychology and the Brain from the Hallowell Center. Intended for a general audience, the newsletter is written in conversational tone and is full of concise, practical bullets and articles on a variety of topics related to the mind. It come out once a month, and costs $ 49.95 for a year's subscription. If you would like to subscribe, please call the Center at (978) 287-0810.

In addition, Dr. Hallowell can be consulted via the Internet by contacting the website called Mediconsult.com. This is a new website devoted to medical specialties of all kinds. Dr. Hallowell is their expert on psychology, psychiatry, and related topics.

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