BookJoseph Sadek.
Summary: The Clinicians Guide to ADHD combines the useful diagnostic and treatment approaches advocated in different guidelines with insights from other sources, including recent literature reviews and web resources. The aim is to provide clinicians with clear, concise, and reliable advice on how to approach this complex disorder. The guidelines referred to in compiling the book derive from authoritative sources in different regions of the world, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. After introductory discussion of epidemiology and etiology, guidance is provided on diagnosis in different age groups, differential diagnosis, assessment for potential comorbidities, and the issue of ADHD and driving. Advice is then given on the appropriate use of pharmacological and psychosocial treatment, the management of adverse events, and follow-up. A series of relevant scales, questionnaires, and websites are also included.
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. History of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
3. Epidemiology and Etiology of ADHD
4. Impairment in Patients with ADHD
5. How to Diagnose ADHD in Children and Adolescents
6. How to Diagnose ADHD in Adults
7. Differential Diagnosis
8. ADHD Comorbidities
9. ADHD and Driving
10. Pharmacological Management of ADHD
11. Management of Adverse Events
12. Psychosocial Treatment of ADHD
13. Follow-up of Patient with ADHD
14. Books for the Public
15. List of Scales: Children
16. List of Scales: Adults
17. Snap Scale: Children
18. Weiss Functional Impairment Scale - Adults
19. Weiss Scale - Parent Reporting
20. Weiss Scale - Self Report
21. Sadek Personal Adversity Questionnaire - Adults
22. Sadek Personality Diffi culties Questionnaire - Adults