Adult ADHD Psychiatrist for Mercer County, NJ

Mercer County is where New Jersey's state government works. The Civil Service Commission's 2026 workforce profile reports that, as of July 1, 2025, 27,213 State Government employees, 41.0% of the statewide total, were stationed in Mercer County, the location of the capital city, Trenton. Census data published by the state labor department show 238,094 jobs located in the county in 2022, about 70.4% of them held by people who live elsewhere. The county itself had an estimated 392,138 residents on July 1, 2024, with Hamilton the most populous town and health care and social assistance the largest private industry. This page covers what is specific to adult ADHD care for people who live or work in Mercer County. It does not describe an office in Mercer County; call the office to ask how visits are arranged.

Who in Mercer County looks for adult ADHD care

State employees and others who work in Trenton. Government work involves long documents, deadlines, compliance rules and meetings, which put steady demands on attention and organization. With most of these jobs held by people who live outside the county, the practical question is often where you will be during a visit. A video visit can take place from a private room anywhere in New Jersey, including a closed office at work if your employer allows it. Workplace questions are covered in ADHD workplace accommodations in New Jersey.

Students. Mercer County has The College of New Jersey in Ewing, Rider University in Lawrenceville, Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, and Princeton University. Each runs an office that handles disability accommodations (listed below). Princeton is covered separately on adult ADHD care for Princeton.

Rail commuters. The Northeast Corridor Line stops at Trenton, Hamilton and Princeton Junction, according to NJ Transit's timetable effective August 30, 2026. The county's average commute is 27.4 minutes. Residents who ride to Manhattan can take a video visit from a private room at work, in which case New York rules apply.

The State Health Benefits Program and ADHD care

Health coverage for State employees is offered through the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program (SHBP). For plan year 2026, the Division of Pensions and Benefits lists medical plans for State employees from two carriers, Aetna and Horizon: PPO plans (such as Aetna Freedom and Horizon NJ DIRECT, with 2019 versions for members hired on or after July 1, 2019), an HMO, a tiered-network plan (Aetna Liberty Plus or Horizon OMNIA) and high-deductible plans.

• Telehealth coverage. P.L.2017, c.117, as amended by P.L.2021, c.310, requires the State Health Benefits Commission to make sure its medical contracts cover services delivered by telehealth on the same basis as in-person services.
• Network limits. Those contracts may limit telehealth coverage to providers in the plan's network.
• Cost-sharing. They may not charge a deductible, copay or coinsurance for a telehealth service that is higher than for the same in-person visit.

Network status and out-of-network benefits differ between the PPO, HMO and tiered plans, so check your specific plan. The office can tell you the current fees and how insurance works with the practice. For more, see the New Jersey State Health Benefits Plan and ADHD.

Which state's rules apply to a video visit from Mercer County

New Jersey's telehealth statute requires any provider who treats a patient by telehealth to be validly licensed to provide those services in New Jersey. Mercer County borders Pennsylvania, so this matters: the practice sees patients located in New Jersey or New York, so a video visit cannot take place while you are in Pennsylvania, including at home in Bucks County or at a meeting in Philadelphia.

Under P.L.2026, c.40 (in effect since July 8, 2026), an adult located in New Jersey can start a Schedule II stimulant after an initial examination in person or by real-time audio-video telehealth. If that first examination was by telehealth, an in-person visit is required within 30 days. After that, there must be an in-person visit or telehealth contact every three months and an in-person visit at least once a year. The office will explain how visits are arranged for patients located in New Jersey. Federal DEA telemedicine flexibilities for controlled medications run through December 31, 2026. More: telehealth ADHD prescriptions in New Jersey (2026).

Filling an ADHD prescription in Mercer County

• Monitoring. Under N.J.A.C. 13:35-7.6(b), before starting any controlled substance, including a stimulant, the prescriber must take a history, examine you, make a reasonable effort to get prior records, check the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) and write a treatment plan.
• Supply. N.J.A.C. 13:35-7.6 limits each Schedule II prescription to a 30-day supply, although a physician may write multiple prescriptions totaling up to 90 days.
• Pennsylvania residents. If you live in Pennsylvania and work in Trenton, visits must take place while you are in New Jersey, and filling a New Jersey prescription at a Pennsylvania pharmacy depends on that pharmacy and Pennsylvania law. Ask the pharmacy first.

Local resources that are not the practice

These public resources serve Mercer County. None is affiliated with Dr. Shershow.

The state updated its screening services list on October 8, 2026. State labor data show 92.1% of Mercer County residents had health insurance (72.0% private, 31.2% public).

Getting started from Mercer County

• Decide where you will be for visits, and remember that a visit cannot happen from Pennsylvania.
• Have your SHBP or other insurance card ready when you call.
• Gather records: old report cards, any earlier evaluations, a medication list, and any TCNJ, Rider, MCCC or workplace accommodation paperwork.

Then call the office or use the call-back form. The adult ADHD evaluation page explains what the evaluation covers, and fees and insurance has general information.