Clinicians' guide to adult ADHD assessment and intervention
This text offers practicing clinicians strategies, interventions, suggestions, guidance and ideas to work with adults struggling with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and is intended as a reference to which clinicians will turn time and time again as issues or problems present themselves. T...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego, Calif. :
Academic Press
c2002.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798108106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Clinicians' Guide To Adult ADHD: Assessment and Intervention; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. An Overview of Childhood and Adolescent ADHD: Understanding the Complexities of Development into the Adult Years; Transactional Model of ADHD: Impact of Biogenetic, Neuropsychological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Deficits; Interaction of Neurobiological and Environmental Factors; Cognitive and Academic Findings; The Developmental Context: Characteristics and Associated Features of ADHD
- Cumulative Effects of Living with a Developmental Disorder: From Childhood to AdulthoodADHD Risk and Resiliency; A Developmental Perspective: Implications for Treatment of ADHD in Adulthood; References; Chapter 2. Continuity of ADHD in Adulthood: Hypothesis and Theory Meet Reality; Introduction; Outcome of ADHD in the Adult Years; Evaluation; Factors Affecting Outcome; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Research on Comorbidity, Adaptive Functioning, and Cognitive Impairments in Adults with ADHD: Implications for a Clinical Practice; Disorders Comorbid with ADHD in Adults; Cognitive Deficits
- Domains of Adaptive Functioning Examined in Adults with ADHDClinical Implications; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. The Assessment Process: Conditions and Comorbidities; Introduction to ADHD in Adulthood: Presentation and Risks; Current ADHD Diagnostic Criteria, The DSM-IV; Practice Parameters for the Assessment of Adult ADHD; Making the Diagnosis of ADHD in Adults; Guarding Against Overdiagnosing ADHD in Adults and the Issue of Comorbidity; References; Chapter 5. Clinical Case Studies; Case one: Assigning the ADHD Diagnosis Incorrectly Can Cause Harm
- Case two: ADHD or Bipolar Disorder or both?Case Three: ADHD with Comorbid Substance Dependence and Conduct Disorder; Case four: ADHD/LD and Test Accommodations for a Professional Licensing Exam: Effective Advocacy; References; Chapter 6. The Clinician's Role in the Treatment of ADHD; Overview; A Multi-level Approach in Treating ADHD in Adults; Basic Issues in Treating Adults with ADHD; Treating ADHD Across the Adult Life Span; The Challenges of the Middle Adult Years; Treating Adults with ADHD in Their Middle Years; Summary; References
- Chapter 7. Changing the Mindset of Adults with ADHD: Strategies for Fostering Hope, Optimism, and ResilienceThe Characteristics of Adults with ADHD; The Unfortunate Mindset of Adults with ADHD; Assessing the Mindset of Individuals with ADHD; Coping Strategies: Helping or Exacerbating the Problem?; Steps for Changing Negative into Positive Mindsets; Concluding Thoughts About Two Men; References; Chapter 8. A Model of Psychotherapy for Adults with ADHD; Who Are Adults with ADHD and What Are Their Problems?; Psychological Therapy; Conclusions; Appendix; References
- Chapter 9. Pharmacotherapy of Adult ADHD
