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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Handbook: A Physician's Guide to ADHD

Autor J. Gordon Millichap
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 dec 2009
An expanded, updated, and revised edition, the ADHD Handbook, second edition covers recent advances in causes and management of ADHD, and includes more than 400 scientific references to peer-reviewed articles. It provides answers to the numerous questions that surround ADHD, including how is it diagnosed? What causes ADHD? What are the risks of associated learning and behavior disorders, tics, seizures, and headaches? What treatments are available? What are the choices of medications and the risks of side effects? How can adverse effects be avoided? What are the alternatives to medication? Do children outgrow ADHD, and how long is treatment required? ADHD Handbook is written for neurologists, pediatricians, practicing physicians, residents, fellows and students of medicine, psychologists, educators, occupational and speech therapists, nurse practitioners and other healthcare providers. It also offers parents a readable, but uniquely well documented and objective account of ADHD symptoms, diagnosis, medications, alternative treatments, and management.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781441913968
ISBN-10: 1441913963
Pagini: 182
Ilustrații: XVII, 182 p. 2 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:2nd ed. 2011
Editura: Springer
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States

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Cuprins

Definition Of ADHD.- Causative Factors.- Symptoms And Signs.- Diagnosis And Laboratory Tests.- Comorbid Disorders.- Learning And Language Disorders.- Tics, Seizures, And Headaches.- Methods Of Management.- Medications For ADHD.- Dietary And Alternative Therapies.- Prognosis And Prevention.- Management Roles.

Recenzii

From the reviews of the second edition:
“Millichap a pediatric neurologist who treats individuals with ADHD and related medical disorders provides a clear and wide ranging guide for pediatricians and residents and fellows in pediatrics, pediatric neurology, neurology and psychiatry as well as mental health professionals, teachers and students to the diagnosis causes risks treatments and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. … This edition has been expanded and revised to incorporate advances from the last decade and new references.” (SciTech Book News, June, 2010)
“This second edition of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Handbook thoroughly and completely outlines every known clinical aspect of this disorder. In twelve dedicated sections, Doctor Millichap outlines the historical aspects, clinical features, diagnostic criteria and methods, and treatment modalities. … the text is directed primarily to pediatricians, pediatric residents, educators, and clinical psychologists/psychiatrists. … This handbook should be in the hands of all practicing pediatricians, primary and secondary educators, neurologists, and academic libraries.” (Harry L. Messmore and William H. Wehrmacher, Comprehensive Therapy, Summer, 2010)
“In this second edition of the book, Dr. Millichap explains the disorder and it subtypes in a concise and scholarly work covering the most recent advances in causes and management of ADHD. This book is directed to pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, and psychiatrists and is written in a way to be helpful for comprehensive therapists, teachers and parents also. ADHD is often times debated to be under diagnosed or over diagnosed depending upon with whom you are talking.” (William H. Wehrmacher, Indermohan S. Thethi and Harry Messmore, Comprehensive Therapy, Fall, 2010)

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Readers of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Handbook: A Physician's Guide to ADHD, second edition will find a concise and scholarly work covering the most recent advances in causes and management of ADHD. The book provides answers to the numerous questions that surround ADHD, such as: How is ADHD diagnosed? What causes ADHD? What are the risks of associated learning and behavior disorders, tics, seizures, and headaches? What treatments are available? What are the choices of medications and the risks of side effects? Do children outgrow ADHD?
Author, J. Gordon Millichap, M.D., F.R.C.P., is a pediatric neurologist with more than 40 years experience in treating children, adolescents, and young adults with ADHD and related medical disorders (tics, Tourette syndrome, headache, seizures, learning disorders, dyslexia). Dr. Millichap has done research studies on medications and dietary therapies for ADHD, and advises on the pros and cons of medications vs. alternative therapies. He has experience with the long-term effects of medications, their side effects, and ways to minimize risks. Dr. Millichap is the Director of the Attention Deficit Disorder Clinic, Division of Neurology, at Children’s Memorial Hospital, and Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.
His vast clinical and research experience coalesce in A Physician's Guide to ADHD, a comprehensive and clinically useful guide for any medical professional treating patients with ADHD.

Caracteristici

Designed for physicians, with each subject area supported by scientifically controlled studies and approximately 400 references to peer reviewed articles Drug and alternative, dietary therapies discussed in detail Author has more than 40 years experience in treating patients with ADHD and related disorders, was Founding Director of the pediatric neurology training programs at the Mayo Clinic and Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras