02592nam 22005894a 450 991045478880332120200520144314.01-282-42032-197866124203200-313-34303-9(CKB)1000000000767334(EBL)491902(OCoLC)428816568(SSID)ssj0000097265(PQKBManifestationID)11130851(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000097265(PQKBWorkID)10137597(PQKB)10981368(MiAaPQ)EBC491902(Au-PeEL)EBL491902(CaPaEBR)ebr10323646(CaONFJC)MIL242032(EXLCZ)99100000000076733420080725d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrADHD[electronic resource] /Paul Graves HammernessWestport, CT Greenwood Pressc20091 online resource (162 p.)Biographies of disease,1940-445XDescription based upon print version of record.3-13-343025-4 0-313-34302-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-144) and index.What is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? -- How is ADHD diagnosed? -- How does a child get ADHD? -- The process of drug development -- Treatment of ADHD-- Complications and associations with ADHD-- How ADHD affects the family -- Clinical and scientific research in ADHD.Diseases have a history, and understanding that history helps us understand how best to treat and control disease today. Today's students are confronted with a panoply of often-frightening illnesses and afflictions - the Biographies of Disease series provides students with the information that they need to understand the origin of various maladies, how they impact contemporary society, and how doctors and researchers from around the world are fighting to devise treatments to alleviate or cure these diseases. This volume, ADHD, examines Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the controversiaBiographies of disease.Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderElectronic books.Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.618.92/8589Hammerness Paul Graves968124MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454788803321ADHD2198731UNINA