Bio: Dr. Jacob Palathinkal is a psychology graduate who focused his study on creating a novel assessment scale in differentiating ADHD vs Bipolar Disorder. His study resulted in understanding why children/adolescent population are misdiagnosed, over diagnosed, and even under diagnosed; along with realizing that ADHD is highly heritable and co-morbid with other disorders. Dr. Palathinkal is a well-known psychopharmacologist who has extensive experience in treating children with the most complex presentation. His study ultimately created an assessment scale which will be utilized in the future to differentiate between ADHD and bipolar disorder.

Dr.Palathinkal is a co-founder of the Malayalee Mental Health Provider Association (MMHPA), which is an organization focused on reducing stigma related to mental health disorders amongst the South Indian community. He provides seminars and presentation to various community and religious organizations.