Adult ADHD Psychiatrist for Princeton, NJ

The Princeton area combines a research university, two more college campuses in Mercer County, and a commuter rail link to New York and Trenton. Many adults here are students from other states, academics on demanding schedules, or public employees in the state capital's county. This page covers what is specific to adult ADHD care for people in and around Princeton. Dr. Shershow is licensed in New Jersey and New York, and the state you are physically in during each visit decides which rules apply.

Princeton, Rider and TCNJ students

Each campus disability office sets its own documentation rules, and those rules differ in ways that affect what kind of evaluation helps.

Princeton's rule refers to testing, and Dr. Shershow provides a psychiatric evaluation rather than psychological or neuropsychological testing. Ask ODS what it needs for your situation before booking, and ask the office how findings can be shared with a campus office. No clinician can promise that an office will grant a particular accommodation. See ADHD care for college and graduate students.

Questions worth asking a campus office first:

• Does my request need test data, or will a physician's diagnostic report be reviewed?
• How recent must the documentation be? Princeton's three-year window is measured from when you register with ODS.
• Will my high school IEP or 504 plan count toward anything?

Graduate students should ask the same questions, since accommodation needs for teaching, lab work or qualifying exams can differ from coursework.

Students from other states: the location rule

A video visit can only take place while you are physically in New Jersey or New York, because video visits with Dr. Shershow are for patients located in New York or New Jersey. New Jersey's telehealth statute requires a provider to be licensed in New Jersey to treat a patient there. In practice, for a student whose family lives elsewhere:

• Visits during the semester, taken from campus housing or another private space in New Jersey, are New Jersey visits.
• Visits during winter break or summer at home in another state are outside what the practice offers: video visits with Dr. Shershow are for patients located in New York or New Jersey. Plan follow-ups around the academic calendar.
• For students on a Schedule II stimulant, New Jersey's P.L.2026, c.40 requires an in-person visit within 30 days of a telehealth start, a 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.

More on this is in out-of-state students and ADHD care in New Jersey.

Getting around: the Dinky and the Northeast Corridor

NJ TRANSIT's Princeton Dinky runs directly from downtown Princeton to Princeton Junction with no intermediate stops, takes about five minutes, and is timed to connect with Northeast Corridor trains. The Northeast Corridor Line serves Princeton Junction, Hamilton, Trenton Transit Center and New York Penn Station. For a commuter who works in Manhattan, a video visit from a private room there is a New York visit under New York rules (New York's Office of the Professions requires a New York license for a patient located in New York). The federal DEA telemedicine flexibilities for controlled medications run through December 31, 2026. Say where you are at each visit.

Prescriptions in Mercer County

Under N.J.A.C. 13:35-7.6, a Schedule II prescription covers up to a 30-day supply, and a physician may write multiple prescriptions totaling up to 90 days, each showing the earliest date it may be filled. Federal law prohibits Schedule II refills. Students who use a pharmacy back home in another state should ask early how a New Jersey prescription would be handled before relying on a pharmacy outside the state. See filling ADHD prescriptions at New Jersey pharmacies.

Mercer County resources that are not the practice

• Psychiatric emergency screening: New Jersey's directory lists Capital Health Regional Medical Center, 750 Brunswick Avenue, Trenton, as Mercer County's designated screening service (609-396-4357 or 609-989-7297).
• 988: call or text for 24/7 crisis counseling. New Jersey's 988 centers can dispatch a Mobile Crisis Outreach Response Team for adults. Call 911 if someone is in danger.
• Vocational rehabilitation: the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services lists a Mercer County office at Labor Station Plaza, 28 Yard Avenue, Trenton. See DVRS and adult ADHD.
• Peer support: NAMI's New Jersey directory lists NAMI Mercer NJ.

None of these is part of the practice.

Insurance questions in the Princeton area

If you work for the state, a county, a town or a school district, you may be covered through a state-run plan. New Jersey's telehealth law (P.L.2017, c.117) directs the State Health Benefits Commission and the School Employees' Health Benefits Commission, as well as carriers offering plans in New Jersey, to cover telehealth services on the same basis as in-person services. University student health plans and out-of-state plans have their own terms. For current fees and how insurance works with the practice, call the office. Time off for appointments may be covered by New Jersey's Earned Sick Leave law, which gives most workers up to 40 hours a year for care of their own physical or mental illness.

How to start from Princeton

Call the office or use the call-back form. Mention whether you are a student, where you will be during visits across the year, and any earlier diagnosis or medication. The adult ADHD evaluation page explains what is covered, and the new patients page lists what to gather.