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Dr. Childress is in private practice in Las Vegas, Nevada, and specializes in the treatment of ADHD. About 80% of her practice is research-based. She also has adjunct faculty appointments at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine, and Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Childress is board certified in psychiatry, with a subspecialty in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Before earning her medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, Dr. Childress studied at St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. She completed a psychiatry internship and residency and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dr. Childress has authored numerous publications on the topic of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As Co-Principal Investigator, she has participated in more than 175 clinical trials.

Dr. Childress is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is the President-elect of The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders and is also Education Director for the Nevada Psychiatric Association.