Attention Deficit Disorder
eBook - PDF

Attention Deficit Disorder

Practical Coping Mechanisms

  1. 408 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Attention Deficit Disorder

Practical Coping Mechanisms

About this book

Completely revised and updated, this Second Edition spans every issue related to ADD care and treatment. New chapters focus on emerging issues, the overlap of sleep disorders, how sleep disorders mimic ADD/ADHD and/or increase the symptoms, ADHD and sleep apnea, ADHD and restless legs or periodic limb movements in sleep, sleep in children, adolesce

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2006
eBook ISBN
9781420004724
Edition
2
Topic
Medizin
Subtopic
Pädiatrische Medizin

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. SECTION A. Defining ADHD and Its Subtypes
  7. Part I: What Is ADD/ADHD? Diagnosing This Disorder Through Time
  8. Part II: Recognized Subtypes of ADHD: Inattentive, Combined, and Hyperactive
  9. Chapter 1. Will the Real ADD (ADHD Inattentive Type) Please Stand Up?
  10. Chapter 2. Is the Combined Subtype Really ADHD or Is It Something Else?
  11. Chapter 3. Disorders that Mimic ADHD Hyperactive Subtype
  12. Chapter 4. Adult ADD/ADHD: What It Is and What It Is Not
  13. Part III: Reasons for the Overdiagnosis and Misdiagnosis of ADD/ADHD: An Introduction
  14. Chapter 5. Misconceptions in the Scientific Community
  15. Chapter 6. Diagnostic Concerns When Using Self-Report Measures as the ’’Gold Standard’’
  16. Chapter 7. Specific Emotional Disorders that Commonly Lead to Overdiagnosis
  17. Chapter 8. Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury and ADD/ADHD
  18. Chapter 9. Secondary Attentional Disturbances Following Traumatic Brain Injury
  19. Chapter 10. The Overlap of Sleep Apnea and ADD/ADHD
  20. Chapter 11. The Relationship of Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements Disorder in Sleep to ADHD
  21. Chapter 12. Cardiovascular Disease and ADD/ADHD
  22. Chapter 13. Using the Electroencephalogram to Rule Out Seizure Disorder
  23. Chapter 14. Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Frontal Lobe Syndrome
  24. Part IV: The Overlap of ADD/ADHD and Sleep Disorders—Introduction
  25. Chapter 15. ADD/ADHD Symptoms and Daytime Sleepiness in Children
  26. Chapter 16. ADD/ADHD Symptoms and Daytime Sleepiness in Teens, Young Adults, and Adults
  27. Chapter 17. Risk Factors for Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
  28. Chapter 18. Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements Disorder in Children and Adolescents
  29. Chapter 19. Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements Disorder in Adults
  30. Chapter 20. What Is Normal Sleep for Infants and Children?
  31. Chapter 21. Abnormal Sleep/Sleep Disorders in Children
  32. SECTION B. What Does It Mean to Be ADD? The Effect on Everyday Life
  33. Part V: Primary Problems to Watch for in ADD Children
  34. Chapter 22. Reading and Language Problems Related to ADD
  35. Chapter 23. Specific Math Issues Related to ADD/ADHD
  36. Chapter 24. Central Auditory Processing Disorder Versus ADD and Information-Processing Deficits
  37. Chapter 25. ADD/ADHD Versus Brain-Related Symptoms in the Academic Setting
  38. Part VI: ADD/ADHD: Adult Issues
  39. Chapter 26. ADD Symptoms in a Marriage
  40. Chapter 27. The Effect of ADD/ADHD Upon the Family System
  41. Chapter 28. ADD and Aging Gracefully
  42. Chapter 29. Menopause, Amino Acids, Nutritional, and Neurotransmitter Influences on ADD/ADHD
  43. Chapter 30. Maintaining Multiple Roles as Wife, Mother, Professional, Daughter, and Sibling: Is There Any Time Left?
  44. SECTION C. The Assessment Process: Differential Diagnosis
  45. Part VII: Accurate Assessment Means Accurate Diagnosis and Accurate Treatment
  46. Chapter 31. Step by Step Assessment of ADD/ADHD for the Clinician: Patterns to Look for in the Evaluation
  47. Part VIII: Accurate Diagnosis Means Accurate Treatment: Developing a Treatment Plan Following the Evaluation
  48. SECTION D. Treatment Options: Directions and Pathways to Success
  49. Part IX: Neurochemistry of ADHD: Treatment and Implications
  50. Part X: Addressing Sleep: Why Is Sleep So Critical?
  51. Chapter 32. What We Should Expect: Normal Sleep Statistics
  52. Chapter 33. Behavioral Treatment of Sleep Disorders
  53. Chapter 34. Behavioral Treatment of Bedwetting
  54. Chapter 35. Options Following the Diagnosis of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
  55. Part XI: Obtaining Help Through the School
  56. Part XII: Maintaining One’s Mental Health in a Challenging World
  57. Part XIII: Maintaining Physical Health with Weight/Strength Training
  58. Part XIV: Cognitive Training Programs
  59. Appendix A: Symptoms of ADHD Inattentive Type or ADD Without Hyperactivity in Children
  60. Appendix B: Symptoms of ADHD Inattentive Type or ADD Without Hyperactivity in Adults
  61. Index
  62. Back cover