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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457424303321

Titolo

People with hyperactivity [[electronic resource] ] : understanding and managing their problems / / edited by Eric Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Mac Keith Press, 2007

ISBN

1-898683-78-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Clinics in developmental medicine ; ; no. 171

Altri autori (Persone)

TaylorEric A

Disciplina

618.92/8589

Soggetti

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - Diagnosis

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - Treatment

Hyperactive children

Attention-deficit disorder in adults

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Clinical and epidemiological foundations / Eric Taylor -- Biological foundations / Sarah Curran -- Diagnosis and assessment / Kapil Sayal -- Psychological assessment / Jody Warner-Rogers -- Medical investigations and tests / Angie Stevens and Gillian Baird -- Making a case formulation : differential diagnosis and recognizing comorbidity / Wai Chen -- Education and advice / Maxine Sinclair -- Pharmacotherapy in ADHD / Paramala J. Santosh -- Behavioural and cognitive approaches / Maxine Sinclair -- ADHD and sleep disorders / Paul Gringras, Adam Jaffe and Stephen Sheldon -- Aspects of medical management / Eric Taylor and Peter Hill -- ADHD in preschool children / Margaret Thompson and Edmund Sonuga-Barke -- Hyperactivity disorders in children with mental retardation / Emily Simonoff -- The clinical assessment and treatment of ADHD in adults / Phillip J. Asherson and J.J. Sandra Kooij.

Sommario/riassunto

A practical, comprehensive and evidence-based approach to clinical work with ADHD and hyperkinetic disorder, and to similar problems in people with complex neurodevelopmental disabilities.