The Adult ADHD Tool Kit

Using CBT to Facilitate Coping Inside and Out

J. Russell Ramsay, Anthony L. Rostain

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9780415815888
• eBook ISBN:
  9781135072292
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD-ADHD)
• Index: Psychology

A central source of frustration for most adults with ADHD is that they know what they need to do but they have difficulties turning their intentions into actions. These difficulties also interfere with their ability to use self-help books and to get the most out of psychosocial treatments that provide coping strategies that promise to improve their functioning. Drs. Ramsay and Rostain are experts in the assessment and treatment of adult ADHD and are leaders in the development of effective psychosocial treatments for this group of patients. Their newest book, The Adult ADHD Tool Kit: Using CBT to Facilitate Coping Inside and Out is a coping guide for adults living with ADHD, one that does not just present useful coping strategies but also provides specific tactics designed to help readers implement these skills in their daily lives and brings them to life in a user-friendly format. The authors discuss many different settings in which ADHD may cause difficulties, including work, school, matters of physical health and well-being, and the issue of excessive use of technology. Although written for consumers, clinicians will find the book to be a clinically useful tool for their adult patients with ADHD, serving as a companion to the newly updated and expanded second edition of Drs. Ramsay and Rostain's professional treatment manual, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD: An Integrative Psychosocial and Medical Approach.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction
• 2 What Do You Have to Do? The To-Do List
• 3 How Do You Spend Yourself? The Daily Planner
• 4 Define, Prioritize, and Choreograph What You Do: Time and Task Management
• 5 Putting the Plan into Motion (or “Once I Get Started …”)
• 6 Keeping the Plan Going (Part 1): Motivation, Emotions, and Energy
• 7 Keeping the Plan Going (Part 2): Attitudes, Beliefs, and Self-Esteem
• 8 Outsourcing Coping Skills
• 9 Data Management: Recording, Organizing, and Managing Information
• 10 Materials Management: Organizing and Managing Your “Stuff”
• 11 Environmental Engineering: Managing Your Surroundings
• 12 Problem Management: Putting Skills Together to Navigate the World
• 13 Managing College with ADHD
• 14 Managing the Workplace with ADHD
• 15 Relationships, Family, and Adult ADHD
• 16 Health, Well-Being, and Adult ADHD
• 17 Your Relationship with Technology: Good Servant, Poor Master
• 18 Committing to Undoing the Effects of Adult ADHD
• 19 The Role of Medications in the Treatment of Adult ADHD
• 20 Conclusions
• Appendix A: Online Resources and Organizations
• Appendix B: Recommended Readings for Consumers
• Appendix C: Recommended Readings for Professionals
• Appendix D: Adult ADHD Clinics
• Appendix E: Useful Tools and Apps
• Appendix F: Medications for Adult ADHD
• References
• Index