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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823013303321

Autore

Brown Thomas E. <1942->

Titolo

Outside the box : rethinking ADD/ADHD in children and adults : a practical guide / / by Thomas E. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Arlington, Virginia : , : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-61537-134-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxviii, 306 pages)

Disciplina

616.8589

Soggetti

Attention-deficit disorder in adults

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Comorbidity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Basic facts and the central mystery of ADHD -- A new model of ADHD : executive function impairments -- Differences among persons with ADHD -- Ways ADHD can impair functioning at various age levels -- How ADHD impacts "brain googling" for motivations -- How ADHD develops, sometimes gets worse, and sometimes improves -- How and why other disorders often co-occur with ADHD -- Assessing children, teenagers, and adults for ADHD -- Emotional dynamics in individuals, couples, and families coping with ADHD -- Practical aspects of medication treatments for ADHD -- Practical aspects of nonmedication treatments for ADHD -- Treatment adaptations for ADHD with various complications.