ADHD in Adults
A Practical Guide to Evaluation and Management
Editors: Surman, Craig B.H. (Ed.)
Free Preview- Written by an international group of specialists including leaders from Harvard Medical School
- Provides state-of-the-art, evidence-based guidelines and brief case vignettes
- Focused, concise text that simplifies the method of assessing and managing ADHD in adult patients
- Comprehensive appendix detailing clinical tools and resources
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- About this book
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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 (11 chapters)
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ADHD in Adults: A Clinical Concern
Pages 1-17
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Clinical Assessment of ADHD in Adults
Pages 19-44
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Treatment Planning for Adults with ADHD
Pages 45-58
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Neuropsychological Assessment of ADHD and Executive Function Deficits in Adults
Pages 59-70
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Stimulant Pharmacotherapy for Adults with ADHD
Pages 71-87
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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- Download Sample pages 1 PDF (257.1 KB)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- ADHD in Adults
- Book Subtitle
- A Practical Guide to Evaluation and Management
- Editors
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- Craig B.H. Surman
- Series Title
- Current Clinical Psychiatry
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media New York
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-62703-248-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-62703-248-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-62703-247-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-62703-928-4
- Series ISSN
- 2626-241X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 230
- Topics
