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ADHD in Adults: A Practical Guide to Evaluation and Management

✍ Scribed by Philip Asherson M.B., B.S., M.R.C.Psych., Ph.D. (auth.), Craig B.H. Surman (eds.)


Publisher
Humana Press
Year
2013
Tongue
English
Leaves
239
Series
Current Clinical Psychiatry
Edition
1
Category
Library

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✦ Synopsis


ADHD in Adults: A Practical Guide to Evaluation and Management is the product of a unique collaboration of international specialists. This volume offers easy-to-read guidance, and includes checklists, rating scales and treatment planning tools. It was designed for a broad audience of caregivers working in diverse settings, including psychiatrists, social workers, primary care physicians, nurse specialists and psychologists.

The authors are highly acclaimed clinicians, investigators and educators. They offer step-by-step guidance for implementation of best practices, drawing from clinical research and their experience treating thousands of patients. They cover diagnosis, treatment planning, and state-of-the-art application of pharmacology, psychotherapy, skill-building, family system and environmental interventions – for both simple and complex cases. The scales and worksheets in this Guide were developed to efficiently facilitate assessment and management.

The Editor is an international leader in the field from the Clinical and Research Program in Adult ADHD at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School, which has made pioneering and highly cited contributions to the understanding of ADHD.

This Guide is a definitive, indispensable resource for all health providers who wish to optimize their approach to adult patients with ADHD.

✦ Table of Contents


Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
ADHD in Adults: A Clinical Concern....Pages 1-17
Clinical Assessment of ADHD in Adults....Pages 19-44
Treatment Planning for Adults with ADHD....Pages 45-58
Neuropsychological Assessment of ADHD and Executive Function Deficits in Adults....Pages 59-70
Stimulant Pharmacotherapy for Adults with ADHD....Pages 71-87
Non-stimulant Drug Treatments for Adults with ADHD....Pages 89-117
Psychosocial Treatment for Adult ADHD....Pages 119-136
Managing ADHD in Adults with Common Comorbidities....Pages 137-154
Managing ADHD in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Emerging Comorbidities and Tailored Treatment....Pages 155-168
ADHD in Families....Pages 169-190
Clinical Dilemmas in the Assessment and Management of ADHD in Adults: A Psychiatrist’s View from an Urban Hospital Clinic....Pages 191-196
Back Matter....Pages 197-227

✦ Subjects


General Practice / Family Medicine; Internal Medicine; Primary Care Medicine; Psychiatry


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