Russell A. Barkley 
Treating ADHD in Children and Adolescents [EPUB ebook] 
What Every Clinician Needs to Know

From foremost authority Russell A. Barkley, this book presents essential principles and practices for managing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and teens. Barkley interweaves the best scientific knowledge with lessons learned from decades of clinical practice and research. He provides guidelines and clinical tips for conducting thorough, accurate assessments and developing and implementing science-based treatment plans. The book is grounded in Barkley’s theory of ADHD as a disorder of executive functioning and self-regulation. Ways to collaborate successfully with parents and other professionals are highlighted throughout. In a convenient large-size format, the volume includes 45 reproducible handouts and forms that can be downloaded and printed for repeated use.

 

Tabla de materias

1. ADHD Is Self-Regulation Deficit Disorder: The Importance of Executive Functioning–Self-Regulation Theory in ADHD

2. Principles for Diagnosing ADHD

3. Assessment: The Executive Functioning–Self-Regulation Theory and Clinical Common Sense

4. Diagnosing Comorbidity

5. Talking to Parents about What to Expect

6. Principles and Guidelines for Treating ADHD

7. Parent Counseling and Behavior Management Training

8. School Management of ADHD

9. The Stimulant and Nonstimulant Medications for ADHD

10. Making Medication Decisions and Addressing Special Medication Issues

Appendix A. Forms and Handouts

Appendix B. ADHD’s Impact on Health

Appendix C. Neurogenetics and ADHD

Appendix D. Clinician Beware: Unproven and Disproven Treatments for ADHD

Bibliography

Index

 

Sobre el autor

Russell A. Barkley, Ph D, ABPP, ABCN, before retiring in 2021, served on the faculties of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the Medical University of South Carolina, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Barkley has worked with children, adolescents, and families since the 1970s and is the author of numerous bestselling books for both professionals and the public, including
Taking Charge of ADHD and
Your Defiant Child. He has also published six assessment scales and more than 300 scientific articles and book chapters on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, executive functioning, and childhood defiance. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, Dr. Barkley is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology (the former Division 12) of the American Psychological Association (APA), and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. He is a recipient of awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the APA, among other honors. His website is
www.russellbarkley.org.