Luis Rohde

Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Professor of Child Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – 1998; Chief of the ADHD outpatient program at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – 1999; Researcher linked to the Brazilian National Council of Research - CNPq (class 1C) – 2002; Associate Editor - Journal of the Brazilian Association of Psychiatry –2003; Secretary for Latin America, International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines – 2004; Co-chair, Committee on Externalizing Disorders, Research Opportunities for the DSM-V, American Association of Psychiatry – 2004.
Research interests: Molecular Genetics and pharmacogenomics of ADHD; Mechanisms of improving definitions of ADHD phenotype; Psychopharmacological interventions for ADHD and Bipolar Disorders in children and adolescents.
Potential conflicts of interest: The ADHD outpatient program receives research support from the following pharmaceutical companies: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli-Lilly, Janssen-Cilag, and Novartis. Dr. Rohde is on the speakers' bureau or is a consultant for the same companies.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

: Psychiatry > Personality & Impulse Disorders (14 November 2005 - 11 November 2008)

Links

http://www.ufrgs.br/psiq/prodah.html

All recent recommendations

• 8.0
  A replicated molecular genetic basis for subtyping antisocial behavior in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Recommended by Luis Rohde with Guilherme Polanczyk, Philip Asherson
  
• 6.0
  The dopamine D4 receptor gene and moderation of the association between externalizing behavior and IQ.
  Recommended by Luis Rohde
  
• 6.5
  Prediction of heterogeneity in intelligence and adult prognosis by genetic polymorphisms in the dopamine system among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: evidence from 2 birth cohorts.
  Recommended by Andrew Rowland, Hans-Christoph Steinhausen, Luis Rohde
  
• 6.0
  PET study examining pharmacokinetics, detection and likeability, and dopamine transporter receptor occupancy of short- and long-acting oral methylphenidate.
  Recommended by Luis Rohde
  
• 6.5
  A common haplotype of the dopamine transporter gene associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and interacting with maternal use of alcohol during pregnancy.
  Recommended by Luis Rohde, Hans-Christoph Steinhausen, Richard Todd