LEADER 03461nam 22005894a 450 001 9910812798503321 005 20240417235737.0 010 $a1-281-72979-5 010 $a9786611729790 010 $a0-300-12788-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471771 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000107428 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11108941 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000107428 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10014170 035 $a(PQKB)11554610 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3419935 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3419935 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10169961 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL172979 035 $a(OCoLC)923588727 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471771 100 $a20050311d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAttention deficit disorder $ethe unfocused mind in children and adults /$fThomas E. Brown 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2005 215 $axxi, 360 p. $cill 225 1 $aYale University Press health & wellness 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-10641-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 323-348) and index. 327 $aMisconceptions about focus and willpower -- Six aspects of a complex syndrome -- ADD syndrome and the working brain -- Childhood: struggling with self-management -- Adolescence: greater independence brings new challenges -- Adulthood: managing responsibilities, finding a niche -- How ADD syndrome differs from normal inattention -- Disorders that may accompany ADD syndrome -- Medications and other treatments -- Fears, prejudices, and realistic hope. 330 $aMyths about Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(ADD/ADHD) abound. This disorder frequently goes unrecognized, and even when diagnosed may be inadequately treated. In this up-to-date and clearly written book, a leading expert offers a new way of understanding ADD. Drawing on recent findings in neuroscience and a rich variety of case histories from his own clinical practice, Dr. Thomas E. Brown describes what ADD syndrome is, how it can be recognized at different ages, and how it can best be treated. This is the first book to address the perplexing question about ADD: how can individuals, some very bright, be chronically unable to "pay attention," yet be able to focus very well on specific tasks that strongly interest them? Dr. Brown disputes the "willpower" explanation and explains how inherited malfunctions of the brain's management system prevent some people from being able to deal adequately with challenging tasks of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. His book is an authoritative and practical guide for physicians and psychologists, parents and teachers, and the 7 to 9 percent of persons who suffer from ADD/ADHD. 410 0$aYale University Press health & wellness. 606 $aAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults 606 $aAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 615 0$aAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults. 615 0$aAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. 676 $a616.85/89 700 $aBrown$b Thomas E.$cPh. D.$0151419 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812798503321 996 $aAttention deficit disorder$93916830 997 $aUNINA