Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder : a clinical guide to diagnosis and treatment for health and mental health professionals /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Silver, Larry B.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., [2004]
Edition:	Third edition.
Subjects:	Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity > diagnosis. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity > therapy.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
The continuum of neurologically based disorders
History of attention disorders including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Etiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Clinical findings suggestive of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Establishing the diagnosis
Specific learning disabilities
Regulating disorders and tic disorders
Secondary psychiatric disorders and social difficulties
Basic treatment concepts
Educating the individual and the family
Clinical interventions with the individual, parents or family
Working with the school system
Behavioral management
Psychopharmacology
Controversial therapies
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults
Relevant educational and civil laws