Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Hyperkinetic Disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders affecting children and adolescents. The core ADHD symptoms are pervasive and impairing inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity. Due to its significant prevalence during the lifespan and associated impai...
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2009
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Series: | Oxford Psychiatry Library
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- ADHD and Hyperkinetic Disorder
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Phenomenology
- 3 ADHD pathogenesis
- 4 Assessment
- 5 Pharmacological treatment
- 6 Psychosocial and other non-pharmacological treatments
- 7 Organizing and delivering treatment
- 8 ADHD in adults
- Appendix
- Index