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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Banaschewski, Tobias
Other Authors: Coghill, David, Danckaerts, Marina, Dopfner, Manfred, Rohde, Luis, Sergeant, Joseph A
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009
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