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Updating and expanding Russell Barkley's acclaimed Handbook , this new second edition incorporates the latest findings on the nature, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). As in the previous edition, Dr. Barkley includes contributions from other leading scientist-practitioners, who report on their respective areas of expertise. Readers will find current, practical information on nearly every aspect of the disorder. In-depth assessment and treatment guidelines are supported by updated outcomes documentation, and three new chapters focus specifically on adults.

Practitioners wishing to implement the assessment and treatment recommendations delineated in this edition are advised to purchase the companion Workbook , which contains a full set of forms, questionnaires, and handouts, in a large-size format, with permission to photocopy.

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• Preface
• I Nature and Diagnosis
• 1 History
• 2 Primary Symptoms, Diagnostic Criteria, Prevalence, and Gender Effects
• 3 Associated Problems
• 4 Comorbid Disorders, Social Relations, and Subtyping
• 5 Etiologies
• 6 Developmental Course, Adult Outcome, and Clinic-Referred ADHD Adults
• 7 A Theory of ADHD, Executive Functions, and Self-Regulation
• II Assessment
• 8 Diagnostic Interview, Behavior Rating Scales, and the Medical Examination
• 9 Tests and Observational Measures
• 10 Integrating the Results: Eight Clinical Cases
• 11 Assessment of Adults with ADHD
• 12 Counseling and Training Parents
• 13 A Large-Group Community Based Family Systems Approach to Parent Training
• 14 Training Families with ADHD Adolescents
• 15 Educational Placement and Classroom Management
• 16 Student-Mediated Conflict Resolution Programs
• 17 Stimulant Medications for ADHD Children
• 18 Clinical Use of Antidepressant Medications for ADHD Children
• 19 Other Medications for ADHD Children
• 20 Psychological Counseling of Adults with ADHD
• 21 Pharmacology for Adults with ADHD

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN , is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Barkley has published numerous books and five assessment scales, plus more than 260 scientific articles and book chapters on ADHD, executive functioning, and childhood defiance. He is also the editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, he is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology (the former Division 12) of the American Psychological Association, and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. His website is www.russellbarkley.org .