Compiling the expertise and research of many of the most widely-cited opinion leaders in the field, this reference spans the etiology, assessment, and management of ADHD and covers all the essential data required to care for patients with this disorder including clinical definitions, psychosocial management approaches, medication dosing ranges, and

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Front cover
Preface
Contents
Contributors
Section I: Assessment
Chapter 1. The Diagnosis and How We Got There
Chapter 2. Differential Diagnosis of Attention and Auditory Processing Disorders
Section II: Clinical Conceptualizations
Chapter 3. Clinical Testing of Intelligence, Achievement, and Neuropsychological Performance in ADHD
Chapter 4. Self-Esteem and Self-Perceptions in ADHD
Chapter 5. The Family Context of ADHD
Chapter 6. Comorbidity as an Organizing Principle
Chapter 7. Dysfunctions of Attention, Learning, and Central Auditory Processing: What's the Difference?
Section III: Clinical Neuroscience
Chapter 8. Neuroanatomy of ADHD
Chapter 9. Interactions Among Motivation and Attention Systems: Implications for Theories of ADHD
Chapter 10. Where is the "Attention Deficit" in ADHD? Perspectives from Cognitive Neuroscience and Recommendations for Future Research
Chapter 11. The Dual Pathway Hypothesis of ADHD: Retrospect and Prospect
Chapter 12. Cortical Excitability in ADHD as Measured by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Section IV: Management
Chapter 13. Assessment and Remediation of Organizational Skills Deficits in Children with ADHD
Chapter 14. School Consultation for the Mental Health Professional Working with ADHD
Chapter 15. Daily Report Cards
Chapter 16. Tailoring Psychosocial Treatment for ADHD-Inattentive Type
Chapter 17. Social Skills Training
Chapter 18. Parent Training in the Treatment of ADHD
Chapter 19. Summer Treatment Programs for Children with ADHD
Chapter 20. ADHD: Organizing and Financing Services
Chapter 21. Principles of Medication Titration
Section V: Special Populations
Chapter 22. Clinical Assessment of Preschoolers: Special Precautions
Chapter 23. Psychosocial Treatment for Adolescents with ADHD
Chapter 24. ADHD in Girls
Chapter 25. ADHD in Adults
Section VI: Controversies
Chapter 26. More Rewards or More Punishment?
Chapter 27. Against the Grain: A Proposal for a Psychosocial First Approach to Treating ADHD-the Buffalo Treatment Algorithm
Chapter 28. Stimulants in ADHD: Effects on Weight and Height
Chapter 29. Why Controversy Over ADHD Won't "Go Away"
Section VII: Consensus
Chapter 30. The Americal Academy of Pediatrics ADHD Practice Guidelines: A Critique
Chapter 31. Educational Policy
Section VIII: New Directions
Chapter 32. Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: The Promise and Problems of Measuring Syndromes in the Attention Spectrum
Chapter 33. ADHD Pharmacogenomics: Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 34. Endophenotypes in ADHD: Rational and Progress
Chapter 35. Can Attention Itself Be Trained? Attention Training for Children At-Risk for ADHD
Index
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