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ISBN# 1-58110-121-X
ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide
Publication Date: 2004 |
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Michael I. Reiff, MD, FAAP, Editor-in-Chief
with Sherrill Tippins |
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About the Author |
| American Academy of Pediatrics is the world's largest association of pediatricians. Its 57,000 member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, teenagers, and young adults.
Michael I. Reiff, MD, FAAP , is an associate professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. He lives in Golden Valley, Minnesota.
Sherill Tippins is the author of Two of Us Make a World and the coauthor of The New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding and Guide to Toilet Training . She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Summary
Backed by the medical authority of the American Academy of Pediatrics
This comprehensive guide to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) offers parents balanced, reassuring, and authoritative information to help them understand and manage this challenging and often misunderstood condition. Based on the American Academy of Pediatrics' own clinical practice guidelines for ADHD and written in clear, accessible language, this book answers the common questions: How is ADHD diagnosed?, What are today's best treatment options, and Will my child outgrow ADHD? Accurate, up-to-date findings on evaluation and diagnosis, coexisting conditions, and unproven treatments are provided. Also addressed are behaviors associated with the teenage years and what schools can do to support children with the condition. ADHD management strategies that balance the roles of behavior therapy, medications, and parenting techniques are suggested.
Contents
Foreword
Note on Gender
Introduction
- Chapter One: What is ADHD?
- Chapter Two: Does My Child Have ADHD? Evaluate and Diagnosis
- Chapter Three: What Should We Do? Treatment Options
- Chapter Four: The Role of Medications
- Chapter Five: ADHD at Home: General Measures
- Chapter Six: Behavior Therapy: Parenting Techniques That Work
- Chapter Seven: Your Child at School
- Chapter Eight: When It Is Not Just ADHD: Identifying Coexisting Conditions
- Chapter Nine: Unproven Treatments for ADHD
- Chapter Ten: ADHD in Adolescence
- Chapter Eleven: A Look at Your Child's Future
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