A comprehensive guide to attention deficit disorder in adults : research, diagnosis, and treatment / edited by Kathleen G. Nadeau.

Date:
[1995], ©1995
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Publication/Creation

New York : Brunner/Mazel, [1995], ©1995.

Physical description

xviii, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Contents

History and current understanding of ADD as a neurobiological disorder -- History and overview of adulthood ADD / Paul Jaffe -- Neurobiology of attention deficit disorder / Patricia O. Quinn -- Differential diagnosis and comorbidity issues in adult ADD -- Differential diagnosis and psychiatric comorbidity patterns in adult attention deficit disorder / Angela Tzelepis, Howard Schubiner, Lawrence H. Warbasse, III -- Attention deficits and neurodevelopmental variation in older adolescents and adults / Adrian D. Sandler
Neurological comorbidity patterns/differential diagnosis in adult atttention deficit disorder / Bennett Lavenstein -- Differential diagnosis of ADD versus ADHD in adults / Thomas E. Brown -- Neuropsychological and psychoeducational testing in the evaluation of the ADD adult / Susan H. Biggs -- Treatment issues in adult ADD -- Empowering the adult with ADD / Kevin R. Murphy -- Psychotherapy of adult attention deficit disorder / Edward M. Hallowell -- Pharmacotherapy of adult ADHD / Timothy E. Wilens, Thomas J. Spencer, Joseph Biederman
Specific treatment issues for adults with ADD -- Life management skills for the adult with ADD / Kathleen G. Nadeau -- Relationship dilemmas for adults with ADD: the biology of intimacy / John J. Ratey, Edward M. Hallowell, Andrea C. Miller -- Impact of adult ADD on the family / Ellen B. Dixon -- Special diagnostic and treatment considerations in women with attention deficit disorder / John J. Ratey, Andrea C. Miller, Kathleen G. Nadeau -- Students with attention deficit disorders in postsecondary education: issues in identification and accommodation / Mary McDonald Richard
ADD in workplace: career consultation and counseling for the adult with ADD / Kathleen G. Nadeau -- Other issues and future directions -- Legal rights of the ADD adult / Peter S. Latham, Patricia H. Latham -- Adult ADD support groups / Kathleen M. Kelly -- Future directions in research and treatment of the ADD adult / Paul Jaffe.

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  • 0876307608
  • 097630760X