Clinician’s Guide to Adult ADHD Comorbidities

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. ADHD and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

   • Joseph Sadek

   Pages 1-10

3. ADHD and Malingering

   • Joseph Sadek

   Pages 11-20

4. ADHD and Obesity

   • Joseph Sadek

   Pages 21-26

5. ADHD Comorbidities with Depression, Anxiety, and Suicide

   • Joseph Sadek

   Pages 27-39

6. ADHD and Alcohol/Substance Use Disorder

   • Joseph Sadek

   Pages 41-53

7. ADHD and Bipolar Disorder

   • Joseph Sadek

   Pages 55-60

8. ADHD and Anxiety Disorders

   • Joseph Sadek

   Pages 61-66

9. Back Matter

   Pages 67-87

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The diagnosis and management of ADHD co-occurring with other disorders such as anxiety, depression and personality disorders remain major challenges for clinicians treating all age groups. This book guides clinicians through each step in the diagnosis and management of the comorbidities of adult ADHD on the basis of essential case studies describing psychiatric disorders that frequently occur with ADHD. Each case includes a diagnosis section and management section and is accompanied by questions and answers concerning the most important aspects in diagnosing and managing both ADHD and the comorbid disorders. Drawn from actual clinical encounters, the case studies also feature ample current and valid references.

• Anxiety
• Bipolar Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Comorbidity
• Conduct Disorder
• Depression
• Oppositional defiant disorder
• Sleep Disorder
• Substance Use
• Suicide
• Tic Disorder
• psychopharmacology

“The purpose is to provide a clear and concise approach to this complex disorder and to use a case-based approach to explain how to diagnose and manage ADHD in the presence of comorbid disorders. The intended audience is clinicians who treat patients with ADHD. The book would be especially useful to psychiatry residents or to those who have limited experience in treating these patients.” (Molly Lubin, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)

• Dept. of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University Dept. of Psychiatry, Halifax, Canada

  Joseph Sadek

Dr. Joseph Sadek is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University and the Atlantic Canada Director for Canadian ADHD Resource alliance (CADDRA). He completed his psychiatry residency training at Dalhousie University and his psychopharmacology training at Harvard University. In addition to his medical degree, Dr. Sadek also holds a pharmacy degree (BSc Pharm) and an MBA from St. Mary's University in Halifax. Dr. Sadek is the head of the Neurosciences professional competency unit at Dalhousie University and the chair of the suicide task force for the Capital health District Authority and the IWK hospital. He started the first public adult ADHD clinic in Nova Scotia and is the Clinical and academic leader of the Mayflower Unit at The Nova Scotia Hospital. He is heavily involved in both the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and has several peer reviewed articles. Dr. Sadek was a member of the CDHA research ethics board from 2002 to 2010, Dalhousei University Senate and he is currently the chair of the investigation committee for the Capital District health Authority. Dr. Sadek received 2 quality awards in 2012.

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