ADHD: The Facts

3. Revised Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-19-886737-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 129 mm, Gewicht: 260 g

Reihe: The Facts Series

ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is now recognised as one of the most common causes of
learning and behavioural difficulties in school-aged children. Symptoms include poor concentration,
forgetfulness, poor organisation, impulsivity, restlessness, poor social skills, learning difficulties, low selfesteem,
and defiant behaviour. Despite growing awareness of ADHD among parents and health
professionals, it is still widely misunderstood.

This third edition of ADHD: The Facts provides information on how ADHD is diagnosed, on conventional
medical and alternative therapies, and on ways of helping children to improve their own behaviour, selfesteem,
and academic results. Written by an experienced paediatrician, the book provides practical advice
to help parents understand their child’s difficulties and how to overcome them. With detailed explanations
of the cause of ADHD, its nature, and treatments of the condition that have proved effective over time,
this new edition includes developments in the understanding of conditions that often coexist with it, as
well as problems experienced by adults with ADHD.

ADHD: The Facts will be of invaluable assistance to parents of children with ADHD and to teachers,
psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and doctors wanting an authoritative, up-to-date,
and practical review of the condition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Selikowitz, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Gesundheitspsychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pädiatrie, Neonatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Section 1 - Introduction

- 1: What is ADHD?

- Section 2 - Some characteristic difficulties

- 2: Poor concentration

- 3: Impulsivity

- 4: Excessive movement

- 5: Learning difficulties

- 6: Defiance

- 7: Low self-esteem

- 8: Social clumsiness

- 9: Emotional disorders

- Setion 3 - The cause of ADHD

- 10: An impairment in brain function

- Section 4 - How ADHD is diagnosed

- 11: Diagnosis and Assessment

- Section 5 - Multi-modal treatment

- 12: Home management

- 13: School management

- 14: Behaviour modification

- 15: Medicines - general principles

- 16: A guide to specific medicines

- Section 6 - Unconventional Treatments

- 17: Unconventional treatments

- Section 7 - Adulthood

- 18: Adulthood

- Section 8 - Conclusion, Appendix, Index

- Conclusion

- Appendix - useful internet sites

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Mark Selikowitz is a consultant developmental paediatrician and was the co-founder and
director of the Sydney Developmental Clinic - one of the world's largest child development units.
He has over 40 years' experience in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood developmental
problems. He is the author of four books dealing with such problems, and has co-authored
numerous research articles published in international journals. He is in great demand as a
speaker.