Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder : a clinical guide to diagnosis and treatment for health and mental health professionals
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder : a clinical guide to diagnosis and treatment for health and mental health professionals
American Psychiatric Press, c1999
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This clinical guide to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) covers topics in diagnosis and treatment and discusses comorbid conditions. The author addresses non-medication interventions with the individual, family and school, as well as medication treatments, including decision points and the management of side effects. Also provided is a broad overview of the continuum of neurobiological disorders and disorders believed to be comorbid with ADHD, including learning disorders, anxiety disorders, depression, anger regulation problems, obsessive compulsive disorders and tic disorders. The legal knowledge health professionals need to be aware of when treating ADHD patients is covered, as are ways to work with the school system in educating parents and teachers.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Introduction and Overview: Introduction
- The Continuum of Neurologically Based Disorders
- A History of Attention Disorders Including Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Aetiology of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Part 2 Diagnosis: Clinical Findings Suggestive of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Establishing the Diagnosis. Part 3 The Associated Disorders: The Specific Learning Disabilities
- The Modulating Disorders and the Tic Disorders
- The Secondary Psychiatric Disorders and Social Difficulties. Part 4 Treatment: Basic Concepts of Treatment
- Educating the Individual and the Family
- Clinical Interventions with the Individual, Parent, Couple or Family
- Working with the School System
- Behavioural Management
- Psychopharmacology
- The Controversial Therapies. Part 5 Special Topics: The Adult with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Relevant Educational and Civil Laws. Part 6 Conclusion: Conclusions
- Appendix - Resources.
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