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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment for Health and Mental Health
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This edition incorporates knowledge on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), covering topics in diagnosis, associated disorders and treatment, as well as ADHD in adults. Providing a broad overview of the continuum of neurobiologically based disorders, the book discusses disorders believed to be comorbid with ADHD, including specific learning disorders, anxiety disorders, depression, anger regulation problems, obsessive compulsive disorder and Tic disorders. The author emphasizes that ADHD is a life disability that affects not only school performance but also family life, peer interactions and successful participation in sports and other activities. For about 50 per cent of the individuals with this disorder, it is also a lifetime disability - thus interventions must be considered for each phase of life. Addressing day-to-day management issues faced by physicians and mental health professionals who see patients with ADHD, this "how to" guidebook discusses such practical concerns as how to make a differential diagnosis, work with the school system as well as new and contraversial therapies, this book should be useful for all those who care for individuals with ADHD.
About the AuthorPart 1: Introduction and OverviewChapter 1. Introduction: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderChapter 2. The Continuum of Neurologically Based DisordersChapter 3. History of Attention Disorders Including ADHDChapter 4. Etiology of ADHDPart 2: DiagnosisChapter 5. Clinical Findings Suggestive of ADHDChapter 6. Establishing the DiagnosisPart 3: Associated DisordersChapter 7. Specific Learning DisabilitiesChapter 8. Regulatory Disorders and Tic DisordersChapter 9. Secondary Psychiatric Disorders and Social DifficultiesPart 4: TreatmentChapter 10. Basic Treatment ConceptsChapter 11. Educating the Individual and the FamilyChapter 12. Clinical Interventions With the Individual, Parents, and FamilyChapter 13. Working With the School SystemChapter 14. Behavioral ManagementChapter 15. PsychopharmacologyChapter 16. Controversial TherapiesPart 5: Special TopicsChapter 17. ADHD in AdultsChapter 18. Relevant Educational and Civil LawsPart 6: ConclusionsChapter 19. ConclusionsAppendix: ResourcesIndex
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