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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791079203321

Autore

Hinshaw Stephen P

Titolo

Attention deficits and hyperactivity in children / / Stephen P. Hinshaw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE, , 1994

©1994

ISBN

1-4833-2674-8

1-4522-5462-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 155 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Developmental clinical psychology and psychiatry ; ; 29

Disciplina

618.928589

Soggetti

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

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

Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Introduction; Preface; Chapter 1 - Background Issues, Core Symptoms, and Associated Features; Key Background Issues; Defining Features; Prevalence; Harmful Dysfunction?; Associated Features and Comorbidity; Summary; Chapter 2 - Assessment and Diagnosis; Reliability and Validity; Cross-Informant Consistency in the Assessment of ADHD; Theoretical Framework for Assessment; Key Assessment Tools; Amalgamating Disparate Sources of Information; Summary; Chapter 3 - The Nature of the Disorder and Etiologic Hypotheses; Methodologic and Conceptual Issues

The Nature of ADHD: Underlying Mechanisms; Etiology; Summary; Chapter 4 - Subgroups and Comorbidity; Pervasive versus Situational Hyperactivity; Attention Deficit Disorder with and without Hyperactivity; Comorbid Aggression in Children with ADHD; Associated Learning Disabilities and Underachievement; Comorbid Anxiety Disorders and Depression; Girls with ADHD; Summary; Chapter 5 - Course, Developmental Progressions, and Predictors of Outcome; Natural History of ADHD; Developmental Progressions and Predictors of Outcome; Which Factors Reliably Predict Long-Term Outcome in Children with ADHD?

Summary; Chapter 6 - Intervention Strategies; Conceptual Underpinnings of Treatment; Pharmacologic Intervention for ADHD; Behavioral Intervention for ADHD; Treatment Combinations; NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study for Children with ADHD; Final Thoughts;



References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have major difficulties with achievement; in school they exhibit defiance, aggression, and other antisocial behavior. This volume provides basic information regarding clinical, conceptual, diagnostic, etiologic, and treatment-related issues on ADHD.