The ADHD clinic is staffed by healthcare professionals from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The team includes child psychiatrists and licensed clinical psychologists who are experienced in this field and offer their expertise and support. The clinic operates on weekdays.
If families want their children to be seen in our clinic, here are the steps they should follow:
Get in touch with their insurance provider directly to confirm that behavioral health benefits are available and authorized for their children.
Contact their child's primary care provider and request that they get in touch with the Physicians Referral Center on their behalf. This is an important step to initiate the referral process.
Insurance and self-pay options are available.
Appointments are determined according to clinical triage criteria and are reviewed by a team of clinicians. Our goal is for patients to be seen within 3-4 weeks from referral date.
Referrals are tracked through a 5-step process:
The AIR Program is leading the way to improve the lives of children, teens and adults experiencing challenges with attention, impulsivity, or cognitive and emotional regulation.
At UC Davis Health we’re proud to offer referring physicians and their patients a truly comprehensive array of clinical services and educational resources, delivered by exceptional providers and grounded in the latest medical knowledge and research.
Faye Dixon, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Dixon has a long history in child psychopathology, specifically the areas of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning differences in children. Currently Dr. Dixon is the Clinic Director of the MIND Institute's ADHD clinic and a member of the UC Davis Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (volunteer clinical faculty), as well as a MIND Institute faculty member. Dr. Dixon’s clinical and research interests include ADHD, learning differences, anxiety, and mood disorders in children.
Julie Schweitzer, Ph.D., interests include the identification and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related disorders in children and adults using behavioral/neuropsychological and functional neuroimaging methods. Other interests include the use of reinforcement and learning paradigms in imaging as applied to psychopathology. Dr. Schweitzer's goal is to apply translational research methods using a variety of basic behavioral and physiological techniques to develop novel treatment and preventative approaches to addressing attentional disorders.
Romina Stanislavsky, Ph.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and currently providing psychological intakes and assessments in the Massie Family Clinic. Dr. Stanislavsky also co-leads the Social Skills Training Program, Parent Group and the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Parent Group.