A Clinician’s Guide to ADHD
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The Clinician’s Guide to ADHD combines the useful diagnostic and treatment approaches advocated in different guidelines with insights from other sources, including recent literature reviews and web resources. The aim is to provide clinicians with clear, concise, and reliable advice on how to approach this complex disorder. The guidelines referred to in compiling the book derive from authoritative sources in different regions of the world, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. After introductory discussion of epidemiology and etiology, guidance is provided on diagnosis in different age groups, differential diagnosis, assessment for potential comorbidities, and the issue of ADHD and driving. Advice is then given on the appropriate use of pharmacological and psychosocial treatment, the management of adverse events, and follow-up. A series of relevant scales, questionnaires, and websites are also included.
The Clinician’s Guide to ADHD combines the useful diagnostic and treatment approaches advocated in different guidelines with insights from other sources, including recent literature reviews and web resources. The aim is to provide clinicians with clear, concise, and reliable advice on how to approach this complex disorder. The guidelines referred to in compiling the book derive from authoritative sources in different regions of the world, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. After introductory discussion of epidemiology and etiology, guidance is provided on diagnosis in different age groups, differential diagnosis, assessment for potential comorbidities, and the issue of ADHD and driving. Advice is then given on the appropriate use of pharmacological and psychosocial treatment, the management of adverse events, and follow-up. A series of relevant scales, questionnaires, and websites are also included.
Provides clinicians with clear, concise, and reliable advice on how to approach ADHD Draws together diagnostic and treatment approaches advocated in different guidelines Includes insights from recent literature reviews and web resources
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Joseph Sadek
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ADHD ADHD Comorbidities Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Hyperactivity Impulsivity Inattention
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From the reviews of the second edition:
“It does provide a helpful guide to clinicians for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with ADHD. … The intended audience is clinicians, and psychiatrists, pediatricians, primary physicians, pediatric neurologists, and psychologists might find this guide useful. … Each chapter ends with timely and useful references … .” (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody’s Book Reviews, April, 2014)()