Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults and children /

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurobehavioral disorder characterized by persistent and often acute distractibility, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It is a condition usually associated with children but in recent years the diagnosis of ADHD in adults has risen signific...

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Other Authors: Adler, Lenard (Editor), Spencer, Thomas J. (Editor), Wilens, Timothy E. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. History of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) / C. Keith Conners
  • 2. Diagnosing ADHD in children and adults / Lenard A. Adler, David M. Shaw, Kimberly Kovacs, and Samuel Alperin
  • 3. The epidemiology and societal burden of ADHD / John Fayyad and Ronald C. Kessler
  • 4. Functional impairment in ADHD / Margaret Weiss
  • 5. Beyond DSM-IV diagnostic criteria: what changed and what should have changed in DSM-5 / Russell A. Barkley
  • 6. Conceptual issues in understanding comorbidity in ADHD / Steven R. Pliszka
  • 7. Bipolar disorder and ADHD: comorbidity throughout the lifecycle / Gagan Joshi and Janet Wozniak
  • 8. Assessment and treatment of depressive disorders in adults with ADHD / Jefferson B. Prince
  • 9. Comorbidity of ADHD and anxiety disorders: diagnosis and treatment across the lifespan / Beth Krone and Jeffrey H. Newcorn
  • 10. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the substance use disorders in ADHD / Timothy E. Wilens and Nicholas R. Morrison
  • 11. ADHD and learning disorders / Lisa G. Hahn and Joel E. Morgan
  • 12. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder / Alison M. Cohn and Andrew Adesman
  • 13. Mimics of ADHD: medical and neurological conditions / Phillip L. Pearl, Roy E. Weiss and Mark A. Stein
  • 14. Catecholamine influences on prefrontal cortex circuits and function / Amy F.T. Arnsten and Craig W. Berridge
  • 15. Molecular genetics of ADHD / Guy M.L. Perry and Stephen V. Faraone
  • ; 16. Neuroimaging of ADHD / Jesse M. Jun and F. Xavier Castellanos
  • 17. Neuropsychological testing / Joel E. Morgan, Kira E. Armstrong, and Lisa G. Hahn
  • 18. ADHD diagnostic and symptom assessment scales for adults / Lenard A. Adler, David M. Shaw, and Samuel Alperin
  • 19 . Assessment of ADHD in children and adolescents / Mark A. Stein, Laura Hans, and Sonali Nanayakkara
  • 20. Stimulant medication in children and adolescents / Jonathan R. Stevens and Timothy E. Wilens
  • 23. Non-stimulant treatment of ADHD / Juan D. Pedraza and Jeffrey H. Newcorn
  • 22. Pharmacotherapy of ADHD in adults / Jefferson B. Prince, Nicholas R. Morrison, and Timothy E. Wilens
  • 24. Psychosocial treatment of ADHD in adults / Mary V. Solanto
  • 24. Complementary and alternative treatments for pediatric and adult ADHD / Nicholas Lofthouse, Elizabeth Hurt, and L. Eugene Arnold
  • 25. Preschool ADHD treatment / Brigette S. Vaughan, Joan M. Daughton, and Christopher J. Kratochvil
  • 26. ADHD and smoking / Scott Haden Kollins and Francis Joseph McClernon
  • 27. ADHD and tic disorders / Rahil Jummani and Barbara J. Coffey
  • 28. Sustainable change: treatment adherence in ADHD / Michael J. Manos
  • 29. College students with ADHD / J. Russell Ramsay and Anthony L. Rostain.